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