Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Second Language
Roman Empire
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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)
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Armenian
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
  
gafare
  
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
  
gafare
  
Bye
αντίο (antío)
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Greece
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Griko
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Mariupol
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Ukraine
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
13.00 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Name
ελληνικά
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
  
Not Available
  
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
  
moré
  
German Name
Neugriechisch
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
  
Mossi
  
Origin
1500 BC
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Hellenic
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
  
Mossi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
el
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ell
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
gre
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
ell
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
ells
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gree1276
  
moss1236
  
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 Mossi 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 Mossi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Mossi language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Mossi word for "Thank You" is Laafi bala. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Mossi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Greek vs Mossi Difficulty
The Greek vs Mossi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek Alphabets and Mossi 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 Mossi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Mossi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Mossi time required is 30 weeks.