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Greek vs Filipino


Filipino vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
23  
13

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Kumusta  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Salamat  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Magandang umaga  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Paalam  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Griko  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
8,200,000.00  
11

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,600,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
Not Available  

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
45.00 million  
13

Native Name
ελληνικά  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Pilipino  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Filipino  

Language Position
74  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
fil  

ISO 639 3
ell  
fil  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
fili1244  

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 Filipino Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Filipino language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Filipino Language History.

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Greek and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Filipino language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Filipino Difficulty

The Greek vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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