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Dzongkha vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Bhutan  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
India  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
India  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Dzongkha Development Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Sikkimese Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Tibetan Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
95  
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
30  
20

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Kuzoozangpo La  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Kaadinchhey La  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
lek shom ay zim  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Not Available  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Not Available  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Not Available  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Tsip maza  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Log Jay Gay  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Nga cheu lu ga  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Tsip maza  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Laya  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
1,100.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Lunana  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Bhutan  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Adap  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Bhutan  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
Not Available  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
0.64 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
0.17 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
0.47 million  
37

Native Name
ελληνικά  
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
dzongkha  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Dzongkha  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
Not available  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Ngalop people  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
17th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Tibeto-Burman  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Dzongkha  

Language Position
74  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
dz  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
dzo  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
dzo  

ISO 639 3
ell  
dzo  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
nucl1307  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Greek and Dzongkha Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Dzongkha language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Dzongkha language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Dzongkha language states that this language originated in 17th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Greek and Dzongkha Language History.

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Greek and Dzongkha Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Greek and Dzongkha greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Dzongkha language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Dzongkha word for "Thank You" is Kaadinchhey La. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Dzongkha Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Dzongkha Difficulty

The Greek vs Dzongkha difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Dzongkha Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Greek and Dzongkha are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Dzongkha, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Dzongkha time required is Not Available.

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