Basque and Xhosa
Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
South Africa
National Language
France, Spain
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
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Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Spanish
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Thank You
Eskerrik asko
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
Unjani
Good Night
Gabon
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Egun on
Molo
Sorry
Barkatu
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Agur
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Maite zaitut
Ndiyakuthanda
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
France
South Africa
Dialect 2
Souletin
Thembu
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
South Africa
Where They Speak
Spain
South Africa
Native Name
Euskara
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Baskisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Basque people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 1000
16th Century
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Basque
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Glottocode
basq1248
xhos1239
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
99-AUT-fa
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Basque and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Basque and Xhosa Speaking population
Basque and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Basque vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Basque and Xhosa Language Codes
Basque and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Basque and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.