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Greek vs Quechua


Quechua vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
6  
9

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
South America  

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.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Not Available  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
26  
16

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Rimaykullayki  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Solpayki  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Allillanchu  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Allin tuta  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Wuynas nuchis  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Wuynas tardis  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Wuynus diyas  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Not Available  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Pampachaykuway  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
bye  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Kuyayki  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Pampachaway  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Ancash  

Where They Speak
Greece  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
920,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Griko  
Huánuco  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
190,000.00  
33

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Yaru  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
150,000.00  
25

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
8.90 million  
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Qhichwa  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
North La Paz Quechua  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
quechua  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Quechua-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Quechua  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Quechumaran Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Andean Equatorial  

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  
Quechua  

Language Position
74  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
qu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
que  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
que  

ISO 639 3
ell  
que  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
quec1387  

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  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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Greek and Quechua Language History

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

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

Greek vs Quechua Difficulty

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

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