Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
France, Spain
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Spanish
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Eskerrik asko
Gràcies
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
Com estàs?
Good Night
Gabon
Bona nit
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Egun on
Bon dia
I Love You
Maite zaitut
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Barkatu
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
Caló
Where They Speak
France
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
Souletin
Valencian
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
Spain
Dialect 3
Biscayan
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Spain
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not available
català
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
basque
catalan; valencien
German Name
Baskisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Basque people
Catalan people
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Basque
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Catalan
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
basq1248
stan1289
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Basque and Catalan 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 Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Basque and Catalan Speaking population
Basque and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Basque and Catalan on Basque vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Basque and Catalan Language Codes
Basque and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Basque and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.