Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
  
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 in
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
  
Navarro-Lapurdian
  
Where They Speak
France
  
France
  
Dialect 2
Souletin
  
Souletin
  
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
  
France, Soule, Spain
  
Dialect 3
Biscayan
  
Biscayan
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Spain
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.