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Galician and Basque


Basque and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Galicia  
France, Spain  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Europe  

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

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language  
Spanish  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
Kaixo  

Thank You
Grazas  
Eskerrik asko  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
Zer moduz?  

Good Night
Boas noites  
Gabon  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
Arratsalde on  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
Arratsalde on  

Good Morning
Bos días  
Egun on  

Please
Por favor  
Mesedez  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
Barkatu  

Bye
Adeus  
Agur  

I Love You
Ámote  
Maite zaitut  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
Barkatu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Navarro-Lapurdian  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
France  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
68,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Souletin  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
France, Soule, Spain  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
8,700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Biscayan  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
7.20 million  
99+

Native Name
Galego  
Not available  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  

French Name
galicien  
basque  

German Name
Galicisch  
Baskisch  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Basque people  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
c. 1000  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Vasconic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Basque  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Not Available  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
eu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
eus  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
baq  

ISO 639 3
glg  
eus  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gali1258  
basq1248  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
40-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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All Galician and Basque Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Galician and Basque dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Galician and Basque Speaking population

Galician and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Galician and Basque on Galician vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Basque Language Codes

Galician and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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