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Tagalog and Greek


Greek and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

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

Second Language
Filipinos   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   
Armenian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
25   
7
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
18   
8
17   
7

Scripts
Baybayin   
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
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Salamat po   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Magandang gabi   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
pakiusap   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Paálam   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Iniibig kita   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Bisalog   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Filipino   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Ukraine   

How Many People Speak
90,000.00   
30
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million   
24
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
13.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
Not Available   

Native Name
Tagalog   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
tagalog   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Tagalog   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Tagalog people   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
1593   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
58   
99+
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
t1   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
tgl   
gre   

ISO 639 3
tg1   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
taga1269   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
31-CKA   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Tagalog and Greek Speaking population

Tagalog and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % 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 Tagalog and Greek on Tagalog vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Greek Language Codes

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

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