The Greek language has been spoken for nearly 4,000 years. It is the oldest oral language in Europe. The alphabet consists of 24 letters and is the official language in Greece. It's related to Latin, Hittie, Old Slavic, Celtic, and Germanic languages. To create the Greek language, Greeks "borrowed" the Phoenician alphabet sometime before the 8th century.
[...] Greek language and literature The Greek language has been spoken for nearly 4,000 years. It is the oldest oral language in Europe. The alphabet consists of 24 letters and is the official language in Greece. It's related to Latin, Hittie, Old Slavic, Celtic, and Germanic languages. To create the Greek language, Greeks “borrowed” the Phoenician alphabet sometime before the 8th century. They dropped some letters and added some of their own. This became the official Greek language. Greeks loved to write, especially poems. [...]
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