Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
France, Spain
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Spanish
Armenian
Alphabets in
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Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Kaixo
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Eskerrik asko
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Gabon
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Egun on
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Mesedez
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Barkatu
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Maite zaitut
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Barkatu
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
France
Greece
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
Italy
Dialect 3
Biscayan
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Spain
Ukraine
Native Name
Euskara
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
basque
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Baskisch
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Basque people
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Basque
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language
Greek Sign Language
Glottocode
basq1248
gree1276
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
56-AAA-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional, Synthetic
All Basque and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Basque and Greek Speaking population
Basque and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Basque vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Basque and Greek Language Codes
Basque and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Basque and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.