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Urdu vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

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

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia, Oceania  

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

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24  
6
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
10  
7

How Many Consonants
17  
7
40  
29

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
الوداع  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Greece  
India  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 2
Griko  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Italy  
India  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
South Asia  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
43.00 million  
14

Native Name
ελληνικά  
اُردُو  

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

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
ourdou  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Not Available  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
74  
99+
20  
18

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
urd  

ISO 639 3
ell  
urd  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Fusional  

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Greek and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Urdu language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE. 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 Urdu Language History.

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

Greek vs Urdu Difficulty

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

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