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Basque and Irish


Irish and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
France, Spain   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Spanish   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
13   
3

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
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Eskerrik asko   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Zer moduz?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Gabon   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
Arratsalde on   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Egun on   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Mesedez   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Barkatu   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Agur   
Slán   

I Love You
Maite zaitut   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Barkatu   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
France   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
68,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Souletin   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain   
Munster   

How Many People Speak
8,700.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Biscayan   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.20 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Not available   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
basque   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Baskisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Basque people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
c. 1000   
c. 750   

Language Family
Vasconic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Basque   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
eu   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
baq   
gle   

ISO 639 3
eus   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
basq1248   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Fusional   

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

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Basque and Irish Speaking population

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

Basque and Irish Language Codes

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

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