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Welsh and Greek


Greek and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Wales   
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
Argentina, United Kingdom   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language   
Armenian   

Derived From
British Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Helô   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Diolch   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Nos da   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Noswaith dda   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Bore da   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
os gwelwch yn dda   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Hwyl   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Argentina   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
38,000.00   
99+
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Gwynedd   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Powys   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   
ελληνικά   

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

French Name
gallois   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Kymrisch   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Welsh people   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Hellenic   

Branch
Brythonic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Welsh   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
Not Available   
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
cy   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
wel   
gre   

ISO 639 3
cym   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
wels1247   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
50-ABA   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Welsh and Greek Speaking population

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

Welsh and Greek Language Codes

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

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