Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Roman Empire
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
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.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Armenian
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
αντίο (antío)
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Greece
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Dialect 2
Griko
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
kerala
  
Dialect 3
Mariupol
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Ukraine
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
13.00 million
  
99+
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
ελληνικά
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
  
kannada
  
German Name
Neugriechisch
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
1500 BC
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian 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
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
  
Modern Kannada
  
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
el
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ell
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
gre
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
ell
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
ells
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gree1276
  
nucl1305
  
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
  
Greek and Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Kannada language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Kannada Difficulty
The Greek vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.