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Slovene and Greek


Greek and Slovene


Countries

Countries
European Union, Slovenia   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia, Europe   

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

Regulated By
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

Interesting Facts
  • The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
  • The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
  
  • 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
Serbo-Croatian   
Armenian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25   
7
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Hvala   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Kako se imate?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Lahko noč   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Dober večer   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Dober dan   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Dobro jutro   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
Prosim   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
Oprostite   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Nasvidenje   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Ljubim te   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Oprostite   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Prekmurje Slovene   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Hungary, Slovenia   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
80,000.00   
99+
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Resian   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Styrian   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Slovenia   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
48   
31
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
2.50 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Not available   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Slovenian, Slovenscina   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
slovène   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Slowenisch   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Slovenes   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
972-1093   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
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
Slovene   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
Not Available   
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sl   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slv   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
slv   
gre   

ISO 639 3
slv   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
slov1268   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-f   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Slovene and Greek Speaking population

Slovene and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Slovene and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Slovene and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Slovene language is Not Available 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 Slovene and Greek on Slovene vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Slovene and Greek Language Codes

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

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