Greek language
Human language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy, southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. Wikipedia
Spoken by: Greeks, Palestinians, Australians, and more
Language families: Indo-European languages and Hellenic languages
Dialects: Ancient dialects; Koine; Medieval; Modern dialects
Early form: Proto-Greek
Native speakers: 13.5 million (2012)
Official language in: Greece; Cyprus; European Union; Akrotiri and Dhekelia
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In its modern form, Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. It is spoken by at least ...
3 days ago · Greek language, Indo-European language spoken primarily in Greece. It has a long and well-documented history—the longest of any ...
Modern Greek is a descendant of the Ancient language and is affiliated to the part of the Greek or Hellenic branch of Indo-European.
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Ancient Greek was spoken from about 1200 BC to about 300 BC. Greek people who lived during this time period invented the first true alphabet in around 800 BC.
The Greek language is well known for being one of the oldest languages. In fact, it has the most extended history of all Indo-European languages. The earliest ...
Modern Greek generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (Ελληνικά, Elliniká), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the ...
Greek language, Indo-European language spoken mostly in Greece. Its history can be divided into four phases: Ancient Greek, Koine, Byzantine Greek, ...
Greek is an Indo-European language that has been spoken and written for four thousand years in a small area of southeastern Europe. The written tradition of ...