Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
France, Spain
France
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Spanish
Italian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Eskerrik asko
Merci
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Gabon
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Egun on
Bonjour
Please
Mesedez
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
Maite zaitut
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Barkatu
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
Quebec French
Where They Speak
France
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Souletin
African French
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Biscayan
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Spain
Northeast France, Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not available
français
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
Français
French Name
basque
français
German Name
Baskisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Basque people
Not Available
Origin
c. 1000
9th Century
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Basque
Standard French
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
basq1248
stan1290
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional, Synthetic
Basque and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Basque and French language. Basque word for "Hello" is Kaixo or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Basque Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Basque vs French Difficulty
The Basque vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Basque Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Basque and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Basque is 88 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.