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Marathi and Greek


Greek and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
3   
12

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

Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Konkani Language   
Armenian   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
7   
4

How Many Consonants
36   
26
17   
7

Scripts
Devanagari   
Arabic, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
बाय (Bāya)   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Ukraine   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
13.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
Not Available   

Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
marathe   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Marathi   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
10th century   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Hellenic   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
17   
15
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mr   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mar   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
mar   
gre   

ISO 639 3
mar   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
mara1378   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
omr   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Marathi 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 Marathi and Greek dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Greek Speaking population

Marathi and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Greek on Marathi vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Greek Language Codes

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

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