About Greek Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Greek belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. It is the native language of Greece, Cyprus, Albania, and other parts of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast. The language was also spoken in the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the largest documented history as compared to another Indo-European language. The Greek language has 3,400 years of written records. The writing system of the Greek language has a Greek alphabet. The alphabets have been used for approximately 2,800 years. Greek was recorded in writing systems in the Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The Greek language has an important place in the Western world. Greek is also the language of science and philosophy. It is present in Latin texts and plays an important role in the traditions of the Roman world. Greek by far is a widely spoken language in the Mediterranean world. It is the official language of the Byzantine Empire. Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus and it is one of the major languages of the European Union. It is also spoken in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Albania, Turkey, and many other countries in the Greek diaspora.
About Turkmen Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Turkmen is popularly known as Turkmen-Turkic or Turkmen-Turkish. It is a Turkic language and is spoken by the Turkmens of Central Asia. It is mainly spoken in Turkmenistan, Iran, and Afghanistan. The language has an estimated five million native speakers. It is spoken in Turkmenistan, and has around 719,000 speakers in Northeastern Iran. Turkmen is also spoken by 1.5 million people in Northwestern Afghanistan. Turkmen is the official language of Turkmenistan. The language doesn’t have an official status in Iran or Afghanistan. Turkmen is also spoken in Turkmen communities of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The language is majorly spoken in Turkey and Russia. Turkmen belongs to the branch of Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages. The language has a standardized form of Turkmen and is spoken in the Teke dialect. Iranian Turkmen uses the Yomud dialect. The Afghan Turkmen uses Ersary variety and is closely related to Azerbaijani, Crimean Tatar, Gagauz, Qashqai, and Turkish.
