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Greek and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
3   
12

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
French and Portuguese Languages   
Armenian   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
16   
6
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
grazie   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
buonanotte   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
buonasera   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
Per Favore   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
scusate   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
arrivederci   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Ti amo   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
13.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
Not Available   

Native Name
Italiano   
ελληνικά   

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

French Name
italien   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Italienisch   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
960 BC   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Italian   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
27   
23
74   
99+

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
gre   

ISO 639 3
ita   
ell   

ISO 639 6
itas   
ells   

Glottocode
ital1282   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Italian and Greek Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Italian and Greek dialects. Various dialects of Italian and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Italian and Greek Speaking population

Italian and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Italian and Greek on Italian vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and Greek Language Codes

Italian and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Italian and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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