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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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