Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
  
Philippines
  
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 in
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ilokano Braille, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
  
Balangao
  
Where They Speak
France
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 2
Souletin
  
Bontoc
  
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
  
Philippines
  
Dialect 3
Biscayan
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak?
7.20 million
  
99+
9.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.