Language profiles in Manchester
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Greek
Language | Greek |
Language name transliterated | elīniká |
Language name original script | Ελληνικά |
Distribution | Greece, Cyprus |
Estimated number of speakers worldwide | 13m |
Language classification | Indo-European; |
Related to which languages | |
Distinctive features in sounds | Dental fricatives ‘th’, ‘dh’ |
Distinctive features in grammar | Words are inflected |
Writing system | Greek alphabet |
Status | Official language in Greece and Cyprus |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 50,205 |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester (Census 2011) | 2,199 |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester (Census (Census 2011) | 1,588 |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in Greater Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 4% |
Number of persons identifying as “main language” in City of Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011) | 3% |
Proficiency in English, self-reported in City of Manchester (Census 2011)* | Can speak English very well (55%), Can speak English well (42%), Cannot speak English well (3%), Cannot speak English (0%) |
Distribution in City of Manchester | City Centre (877), Hulme (178), Ardwick (86), Ancoats and Clayton (53), Rusholme (43) |
Distribution in Greater Manchester | Salford (213), Trafford (142), Stockport (84) |
First language of pupils in Manchester schools (2015) | 54 |
Distribution in City of Manchester schools (2015) | New Moston Primary School (4), Rolls Crescent Primary School (3), Mauldeth Road Primary School (3), Higher Openshaw Community School (3), Webster Primary School (3), Holy Trinity C/E Primary School, The Barlow R.C. High School (3), St Kentigern’s RC Pri. (3) |
Total interpreter requests in Manchester’s GP practices (2014/2015) | 33 |
Library loans (2012/2013) | n/a |
Library acquisitions (2012/2013) | n/a |
M-4 interpreter requests (2012/2013) | 78 |
Dialects of the language used in Manchester | Cypriot Greek |
Supplementary schools | Greek Orthodox Church Of The Annunciation |
*Percentages rounded to nearest whole number