Afrikaans and Basque
Countries
South Africa
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
South Africa
France, Spain
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Spanish
Derived From
Dutch Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Dankie
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Zer moduz?
Good Night
goeie nag
Gabon
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
goeie more
Egun on
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
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France
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Souletin
Where They Speak
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France, Soule, Spain
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Biscayan
Where They Speak
Namibia
Spain
Native Name
Afrikaans
Euskara
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
afrikaans
basque
German Name
Afrikaans
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[bɑːsk]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Basque people
Origin
17th Century
c. 1000
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Vasconic Family
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Basque
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Basque Sign Language
Glottocode
afri1274
basq1248
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
40-AAA-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Agglutinative
All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Basque dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Basque Speaking population
Afrikaans and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Afrikaans and Basque on Afrikaans vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Basque Language Codes
Afrikaans and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.