About Norwegian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, Norwegian is a North German language that is the official language in Norway. The dialect continuum of this language is similar to that of Swedish and Danish. It features local as well as regional varieties that are easy to distinguish. The native speakers are 5.32 million. This language is written in many standard forms but Nynorsk is the official one. Norwegian belongs to Indo-European and German language families. The retroflex consonants feature only in the Eastern dialect. Even the dialect of Northwestern Norwegian is quite similar to Spanish. The native speakers have a pitch accent that has two distinctive patterns just like Swedish. All the two-syllable words have identical pronunciations. As Norwegian doesn’t have accent marks it is pronounced with a simple tone.
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.
