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Basque vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
France, Spain   
Philippines   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Spanish   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Eskerrik asko   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Zer moduz?   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
Gabon   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
Arratsalde on   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
Egun on   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
Mesedez   
Not available   

Sorry
Barkatu   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Agur   
Pakada   

I Love You
Maite zaitut   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
Barkatu   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
France   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
68,000.00   
99+
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Souletin   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
8,700.00   
99+
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Biscayan   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
7.20 million   
99+
9.10 million   
99+

Native Name
Not available   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
basque   
ilocano   

German Name
Baskisch   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Basque people   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
c. 1000   
18th Century   

Language Family
Vasconic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Basque   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
Not Available   
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
eu   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
baq   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
eus   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
basq1248   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a   
31-CBA-a   

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 Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Basque vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Basque and Ilocano language. History of Basque language states that this language originated in c. 1000 whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th Century. 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Basque vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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