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Basque and Irish


Irish and Basque


Countries

Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
France, Spain  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  
Foras na Gaeilge  

Interesting Facts
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Spanish  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Kaixo  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
Eskerrik asko  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Zer moduz?  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
Gabon  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
Arratsalde on  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
Egun on  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
Mesedez  
le do thoil  

Sorry
Barkatu  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
Agur  
Slán  

I Love You
Maite zaitut  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
Barkatu  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
France  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
68,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Souletin  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
8,700.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Biscayan  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
750,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.20 million  
99+
1.79 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.20 million  
99+
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
1.65 million  
99+

Native Name
Euskara  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
basque  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Baskisch  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Basque people  
Irish people  

History

Origin
c. 1000  
c. 750  

Language Family
Vasconic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Basque  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
30  
28
25  
23

Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
eu  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eus  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
baq  
gle  

ISO 639 3
eus  
gle  

ISO 639 6
eus  
gle  

Glottocode
basq1248  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
40-AAA-a  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
Fusional  

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

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Basque and Irish Speaking population

Basque and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Irish on Basque vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Basque and Irish Language Codes

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

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