Greek language

Greek (ελληνικά, or ελληνική γλώσσα, an Indo-European language native to the southern Balkan peninsula, is the language of the Greeks. It forms an independent branch within Indo-European. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records.[4] In its ancient form, it is the language of classical Ancient Greek literature and the New Testament of the Christian Bible. In its modern form, it is the official language of Greece and Cyprus, and spoken by approximately 20 million people (first language for ca. 15 million), including minority and emigrant communities in numerous parts of the world. Its written form uses the Greek alphabet.

Greek alphabet

Αα     Alpha    
Ββ     Beta    
Γγ     Gamma    
Δδ     Delta    
Εε     Epsilon    
Ζζ     Zeta    
Ηη     Eta    
Θθ     Theta    
Ιι     Iota    
Κκ     Kappa    
Λλ     Lambda    
Μμ     Mu
Νν     Nu   
Ξξ     Xi
Οο     Omicron
Ππ     Pi
Ρρ     Rho
Σσς     Sigma
Ττ     Tau
Υυ     Upsilon
Φφ     Phi
Χχ     Chi
Ψψ     Psi
Ωω     Omega

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/

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