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Geographical Distribution   Primarily spoken in Greece and Cyprus, with diaspora communities in Australia, United States, Germany, and historically throughout the Eastern Mediterranean.  
Alphabet   Uses Greek alphabet with 24 letters: Α, Β, Γ, Δ, Ε, Ζ, Η, Θ, Ι, Κ, Λ, Μ, Ν, Ξ, Ο, Π, Ρ, Σ, Τ, Υ, Φ, Χ, Ψ, Ω  
Vowels   α (a) - pronounced like 'ah', ε (e) - pronounced like 'eh', η (i) - pronounced like 'ee', ι (i) - pronounced like 'ee', ο (o) - pronounced like 'oh', υ (i) - pronounced like 'ee', ω (o) - pronounced like 'oh'  
Consonants   β, γ, δ, ζ, θ, κ, λ, μ, ν, ξ, π, ρ, σ/ς, τ, φ, χ, ψ  
Phonetics   Features 5 vowel sounds despite 7 vowel letters due to historical sound changes, with distinctive consonant combinations.  
Grammar and Syntax   Relatively free word order with SVO tendency. Complex verb system with extensive conjugation and three-gender system (masculine, feminine, neuter).  
Loanwords   Contains loanwords from Turkish, Italian, French, English, and puristic movements have revived ancient Greek vocabulary.  
Language Family   Part of the Indo-European family, forming its own Hellenic branch, descended from Ancient Greek.  
Writing Systems   Uses Greek alphabet, one of the oldest continuously used alphabetic writing systems.  
Writing System History   Greek alphabet developed around 8th century BCE from Phoenician script, serving as basis for Latin and Cyrillic alphabets.  
Total Number of Speakers   Approximately 13.5 million speakers worldwide, with 10.7 million in Greece and 1.2 million in Cyprus.