Languages of Greece

Languages of Greece
OfficialGreek (Demotic)
RegionalCretan, Cappadocian, Pontic, Maniot, Thracian, Tsakonian, Yevanic
MinorityAlbanian, Turkish, Russian, Romani, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Armenian
ForeignEnglish (51%)[1]
German (9%)
French (8.5%)
Italian (8%)
SignedGreek Sign Language
Keyboard layout
Greek keyboard
SourceEuropean Commission[2]

The official language of Greece is Greek, spoken by 99% of the population. In addition, a number of non-official, minority languages and some Greek dialects are spoken as well. The most common foreign languages learned by Greeks are English, German, French and Italian.

  1. ^ "SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER 386 Europeans and their Languages" (PDF). ec.europa.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-06.
  2. ^ Europeans and their Languages