Native Name: Eλληνικά (Elinika)
Number of Speakers: 13 million
Official language of: Greece, Cyprus
Script used: Latin (Variation)
Sample of Greek
Greek is a member of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. The Greek alphabet has been used to write the language for most of its history and has formed the basis of most European scripts including Latin and Cyrillic. The New Testament was written in Greek and the language was the lingua franca for the classical world and, later, of the Byzantine Empire. english has a huge number of words in its lexicon derived from Greek, especially in science, philosopy and medicine. These include such words as Ethos, Dogma, Genesis, Phobia, Plethora, Kudos.
Greek Translation, Typesetting, Websites, Voice-Overs and Subtitles
Adelphi Translations Ltd. work translating Greek to English and English to Greek. We also produce voice recordings and subtitles for video in Greek as well as translation and localisation of web sites into Greek. We are based in Sheffield, UK and handle language projects for local clients in commercial centres such as Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and London but also have many International clients from around the world.


