Tafa | Hellenic, lilyem A̱tak Yurop |
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A̱lyoot a̱gwomna̱ti ku mbyin | ελληνική, νέα ελληνικά |
Indigenous to | A̱li̱beniya, Helat, Kuburut |
Has grammatical case | nominative case, genitive case, accusative case, vocative case |
Has tense | past tense, nonpast tense |
Has grammatical gender | masculine, feminine, neuter |
Lyuut | Greek alphabet |
Language regulatory body | Center for the Greek Language |
UNESCO language status | 1 safe |
Sa a̱meang | Category:Greek pronunciation |
Entry in abbreviations table | греч. |
Wikimedia language code | el |
Helen (Helen A̱zafwun: Ελληνικά, romanized: Elliniká, á̱ yei ; Helen gbangbang: Ἑλληνική, romanized: Hellēnikḗ) yet sa ja di̱ kwai lilyem Ndo-Yurop ji̱ yong ma̱sa̱t a̱ni, neet ma̱ a̱byin Helat, Kuburut, a̱tak Italiya (Ka̱labi̱riya ma̱ng Salento), a̱tak A̱li̱beniya, mbeang nfam nghyang ma̱ A̱yaabali̱kan ba, khwong A̱dyundyung Kyai A̱sa̱khwot hu, A̱siya Minor, ma̱ng fam A̱tyin Meditaroniya hu. Jija byia̱ lyuut nkhang swanta ku shi a̱ swak kuzang a̱lyem Ndo-Yurop, ku ngaat a̱ teak a̱yaarekot ndyia̱ 3,400 nang á̱ ku lyuut a̱ni. Vak lyuut nji hwa yet Zwunzwuo-a̱lyem Helen ji, ji̱ shyia̱ di̱n ta̱m bai kpa̱mkpaan ma̱ng ndyia̱ 2,800; a̱zaghyi ma̱ng jen a̱ja, á̱ ku kwok lyuut Helen di̱ nvak lyuut nang Linear B ma̱ng lyuut-a̱ka̱tyong Kuburut ni̱nia. Á̱ ku bwuo zwunzwuo-a̱lyem ji neet di̱ zwunzwuo-a̱lyem Finikya ja a̱wot ji̱ si̱ ba̱ yet a̱nan zwunzwuo-a̱lyem Lati̱n, Kurilut, A̱rmeniya, Koptik, Gotik, ma̱ng nvak lyuut ma̱ a̱di̱di̱t nghyang.
Most of the alphabets used today descended from the Phoenician one. The Greeks adopted it about 2,800 years ago, modifying the characters to suit sounds in their own language.
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... the Greek alphabet has served the Greek language well for some 2,800 years since its introduction into Greece in the tenth or ninth century BC.