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Basque vs Basque


Basque vs Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
France, Spain   
France, Spain   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia, Europe   

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

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Spanish   
Spanish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo   
Kaixo   

Thank You
Eskerrik asko   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
Zer moduz?   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
Gabon   
Gabon   

Good Evening
Arratsalde on   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
Egun on   
Egun on   

Please
Mesedez   
Mesedez   

Sorry
Barkatu   
Barkatu   

Bye
Agur   
Agur   

I Love You
Maite zaitut   
Maite zaitut   

Excuse Me
Barkatu   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
France   
France   

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

Dialect 2
Souletin   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
8,700.00   
99+
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Biscayan   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.20 million   
99+
7.20 million   
99+

Native Name
Not available   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   

French Name
basque   
basque   

German Name
Baskisch   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Basque people   
Basque people   

History

Origin
c. 1000   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Vasconic Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
Basque   
Basque   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
eu   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
baq   
baq   

ISO 639 3
eus   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
basq1248   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Agglutinative   

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Basque and Basque Language History

Comparison of Basque vs Basque language history gives us differences between origin of Basque and Basque language. History of Basque language states that this language originated in c. 1000 whereas history of Basque language states that this language originated in c. 1000. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Basque and Basque Language History.

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Basque and Basque Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Basque and Basque greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Basque and Basque language. Basque word for "Hello" is Kaixo or Basque word for "Thank You" is Eskerrik asko. Find more of such common Basque Greetings and Basque Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Basque vs Basque Difficulty

The Basque vs Basque difficulty level basically depends on the number of Basque Alphabets and Basque Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Basque and Basque are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Basque and Basque, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Basque is 88 weeks while to learn Basque time required is 88 weeks.

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