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Basque and Galician


Galician and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
France, Spain  
Galicia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Spanish  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
Ola  

Thank You
Eskerrik asko  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Zer moduz?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
Gabon  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
Arratsalde on  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
Egun on  
Bos días  

Please
Mesedez  
Por favor  

Sorry
Barkatu  
Síntoo!  

Bye
Agur  
Adeus  

I Love You
Maite zaitut  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
France  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Spain  
West Galicia  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Native Name
Not available  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
basque  
galicien  

German Name
Baskisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Basque  
Galician  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Not Available  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
eu  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
glg  

ISO 639 3
eus  
glg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
basq1248  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Not Available  

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All Basque and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Basque and Galician Speaking population

Basque and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician 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 Galician on Basque vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Basque and Galician Language Codes

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

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