Greek ( Modern Greek : ελληνικά [ eliniˈka ] , elliniká , `` Greek '' , ελληνική γλώσσα [ eliniˈci ˈɣlosa ] , ellinikí glóssa , `` Greek language '' ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean . The language is spoken by at least 13.2 million people today in Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Albania , Turkey , and the Greek diaspora .
The Greek language is spoken in Germany.