Greek

Greek language belongs to the Indo-European languages. It is the official language of Greece and Cyprus. The dialect spoken in Cyprus is closer to Classical Greek than that spoken in Greece. The language is also spoken by Greek immigrants in various countries such as Australia, U.S.A, South Africa, Germany etc. Furthermore, Greek is one of the earliest attested Indo-European languages. It has a documented history of 3,400 years, as fragmentary records in Mycenaean have been dated back to the 15th or 14th century BC.

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Map of Greek language speakers.
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Basic stats

Total speakers: 12 million

Main Countries: Greece and Cyprus as an official language, and in the Greek diaspora

Alternate names: Neo-Hellenic

ISO 639-3 Code: ell


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Language Sample

'Ολοι οι άνθρωποι γεννιούνται ελεύθεροι και ίσοι στην αξιοπρέπεια και τα δικαιώματα. Είναι προικισμένοι με λογική και συνείδηση, και οφείλουν να συμπεριφέρονται μεταξύ τους με πνεύμα αδελφοσύνης.

(Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1)


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Some proverbs in Greek:

Αγαπάει ο Θεός τον κλέφτη, αγαπάει και το νοικοκύρη
God loves the burglar, but he loves the householder too.

Ακαμάτης νιος, γέρος διακονιάρης
A lazy youth, when old, a beggar

Αλησμονιούνται κι οι φιλιές, ξεχνιούνται κι οι αγάπες, συναπαντιούνται και μιλούν σαν ξένοι, σαν διαβάτες
Friendships and loves are forgotten, and when they meet, they talk like strangers, like passers-by

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Product Availability

The following products are currently available in Greek:

  • For Consumers

(Coming soon)

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Sources

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