Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
Armenian Highland
National Language
France, Spain
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Kaixo
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
Eskerrik asko
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
Gabon
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
Egun on
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
Mesedez
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
Barkatu
կներեք (knerek’)
I Love You
Maite zaitut
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
Barkatu
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
France
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Souletin
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Biscayan
Not Applicable
Where They Speak
Spain
Not Applicable
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Native Name
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Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
basque
arménien
German Name
Baskisch
Armenisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Basque people
Armenians
Origin
c. 1000
late 5th century
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
Basque
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Signed Forms
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Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
basq1248
arme1241
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
57-AAA-a
Language Type
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Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Basque and Armenian Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Basque and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Basque and Armenian language. Basque word for "Hello" is Kaixo or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Basque Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Basque vs Armenian Difficulty
The Basque vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Basque Alphabets and Armenian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Basque and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Basque and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Basque is 88 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.