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Japanese and Basque


Basque and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Japan   
France, Spain   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Palau   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Korean Language   
Spanish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99   
40
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
14   
4
21   
11

Scripts
Kana   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
Kaixo   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
Gabon   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
Egun on   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
Mesedez   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
Barkatu   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
Agur   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
Maite zaitut   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
France   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
68,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
7.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
Not Available   

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
7.20 million   
99+

Native Name
日本語   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   

French Name
japonais   
basque   

German Name
Japanisch   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Basque people   

History

Origin
1185   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
Basque   

Language Position
8   
8
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
baq   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Agglutinative   

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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Basque dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Japanese and Basque Speaking population

Japanese and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Basque on Japanese vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Basque Language Codes

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

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