Greek language

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Hellenic language Indo-European language natural language

The Greek language is an ancient and continuously spoken Indo-European language of Greece and Cyprus that has profoundly influenced the vocabulary, literature, and scientific terminology of many other languages.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Greek	2

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hellenic language ⓘ Indo-European language ⓘ natural language ⓘ
descendedInto	Modern Greek ⓘ
earliestAttestation	second millennium BCE (Mycenaean inscriptions) ⓘ
hasAncestor	Proto-Greek ⓘ surface form: Proto-Greek language
hasBasicWordOrder	SVO ⓘ
hasCaseSystem	nominative–genitive–accusative–vocative ⓘ
hasDialects	Aeolic Greek ⓘ Attic Greek ⓘ Cypriot Greek ⓘ Doric Greek ⓘ Ionic Greek ⓘ Pontic Greek ⓘ Tsakonian ⓘ
hasGenderSystem	masculine–feminine–neuter ⓘ
hasHistoricalStage	Ancient Greek ⓘ Koine Greek ⓘ Medieval Greek ⓘ Modern Greek ⓘ Mycenaean Greek ⓘ
hasISO639-1Code	el ⓘ
hasISO639-2Code	gre (B) / ell (T) ⓘ
hasISO639-3Code	ell ⓘ
hasLiteraryTradition	Byzantine literature ⓘ ancient Greek literature ⓘ modern Greek literature ⓘ
hasMorphologicalType	fusional ⓘ
hasNativeName	Ελληνικά ⓘ
hasNumberOfLetters	24 ⓘ
hasPhonemicFeature	phonemic stress accent ⓘ pitch accent in Ancient Greek ⓘ vowel length distinctions in Ancient Greek ⓘ
hasScriptType	alphabetic script ⓘ
hasStandardForm	Modern Greek ⓘ surface form: Standard Modern Greek
hasWritingSystem	Greek alphabet ⓘ
historicallyHadStandardForm	Demotic Greek ⓘ Katharevousa ⓘ
influenced	English scientific terminology ⓘ Latin vocabulary ⓘ Romance languages vocabulary ⓘ technical terminology in many languages ⓘ
isLiturgicalLanguageOf	Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
officialLanguageOf	Cyprus ⓘ European Union ⓘ Greece ⓘ
spokenIn	Cyprus ⓘ Greece ⓘ Greek diaspora communities ⓘ
subfamilyOf	Hellenic branch of the Indo-European languages ⓘ
usedAsMediumFor	ancient Greek drama ⓘ classical philosophy texts ⓘ early scientific and mathematical works in antiquity ⓘ
usedIn	Eastern Orthodox liturgy ⓘ New Testament Greek tradition ⓘ surface form: New Testament texts (Koine Greek) Septuagint ⓘ surface form: Septuagint (Greek translation of Hebrew Bible)
writingDirection	left-to-right ⓘ
writingSystemUsedIn	Cypriot syllabary (for ancient dialects) ⓘ Linear B ⓘ surface form: Linear B (for Mycenaean Greek)

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Slavic languages → arealContactWith → Greek language ⓘ

Coptic language → containsManyLoanwordsFrom → Greek language ⓘ

Mycenaean Greek → earliestAttestedFormOf → Greek language ⓘ

Hellenistic kingdoms → hasLanguage → Greek language ⓘ

Isidore → hasLanguageOfOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Nicholas → hasLanguageOfUse → Greek language ⓘ

vlaheşte → hasLexicalBorrowingsFrom → Greek language ⓘ

Castalia → hasNameOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Agnes → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Andreas → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Eugenio → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Georges → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Irene → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Leon → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Margaret → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Stephen → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Thelma → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Theresa → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Théodore → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

Tiffany → hasOrigin → Greek language ⓘ

vlaheşte → hasPhonologicalInfluenceFrom → Greek language ⓘ

Balkan Turkish → influencedBy → Greek language ⓘ

Egyptian Arabic → influencedBy → Greek language ⓘ

Romani language → influencedBy → Greek language ⓘ

Leon → isUsedIn → Greek language ⓘ

Proto-Greek → languageStageOf → Greek language ⓘ

Argos → languageUsed → Greek language ⓘ

Odysseas Androutsos → nativeLanguage → Greek language ⓘ

Athens → officialLanguage → Greek language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek

Cyprus → officialLanguage → Greek language ⓘ

this entity surface form: Greek

Parthian Empire → officialLanguage → Greek language ⓘ

Cretan Greek → partOf → Greek language ⓘ

Greeks → primaryLanguage → Greek language ⓘ

Cypriot Greek → standardFormOf → Greek language ⓘ

Mycenaean Greek → subclassOf → Greek language ⓘ

Tsakonian → subclassOf → Greek language ⓘ

Cappadocian Greek → subgroup → Greek language ⓘ

Alpha → usedIn → Greek language ⓘ

Provisional national authority → usedLanguage → Greek language ⓘ

Hymn to Liberty → uses → Greek language ⓘ

plenary chamber of the Hellenic Parliament → uses → Greek language ⓘ

Greek alphabet → writingSystemOf → Greek language ⓘ