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Dutch and Basque Speaking countries


Basque and Dutch Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  
France, Spain  

Second Language
South Africa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
German and English Languages  
Spanish  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Dutch and Basque as Minority Language

In Dutch and Basque speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Basque as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
  • Basque as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Dutch and Basque dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Basque Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Dutch and Basque Regulators

Dutch and Basque speaking countries provide you Dutch and Basque regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Basque is regulated by Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Dutch and Basque Language History.

Dutch and Basque Continents

Thinking about Dutch and Basque continents in which Dutch and Basque speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Basque. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. While Basque speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Dutch and Basque languages:

Dutch Interesting Facts:

Basque Interesting Facts:

The Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Spanish and derived from Not Available.

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