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Basque vs Galician


Galician vs 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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Basque and Galician Language History

Comparison of Basque vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Basque and Galician language. History of Basque language states that this language originated in c. 1000 whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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Basque and Galician 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 Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Basque and Galician language. Basque word for "Hello" is Kaixo or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Basque Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Basque vs Galician Difficulty

The Basque vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Basque Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Basque and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Basque is 88 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.

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