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Basque and Catalan


Catalan and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
France, Spain  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Spanish  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
Hola  

Thank You
Eskerrik asko  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Zer moduz?  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Gabon  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
Arratsalde on  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Egun on  
Bon dia  

Please
Mesedez  
Sisplau  

Sorry
Barkatu  
Perdó!  

Bye
Agur  
Adéu  

I Love You
Maite zaitut  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
Caló  

Where They Speak
France  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.20 million  
99+
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
Not available  
català  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
basque  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Baskisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Basque  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
eu  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
cat  

ISO 639 3
eus  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
basq1248  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Not Available  

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All Basque and Catalan Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Basque and Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Basque and Catalan Speaking population

Basque and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Basque and Catalan on Basque vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Basque and Catalan Language Codes

Basque and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Basque and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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