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Dutch and Basque Speaking countries

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Countries

Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre

Total No. Of Countries

62
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National Language

Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
France, Spain

Second Language

South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Asia, Europe

Minority Language

France, Germany, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee

Interesting Facts

  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.

Similar To

German and English Languages
Spanish

Derived From

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Dutch vs Basque Countries

Comparing Dutch vs Basque countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Dutch and Basque languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Dutch is official language is 6 whereas total number of countries where Basque is official language is 2

Find if Dutch and Basque are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Dutch and Basque speaking countries will give you the presence of Dutch and Basque languages in different countries. Along with Dutch vs Basque countries, you can also compare Dutch vs Basque.

Dutch and Basque as Minority Language

In Dutch and Basque speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Basque as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
  • Basque as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Dutch and Basque dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Basque Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Dutch and Basque Regulators

Dutch and Basque speaking countries provide you Dutch and Basque regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Basque is regulated by Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Dutch and Basque Language History.

Dutch and Basque Continents

Thinking about Dutch and Basque continents in which Dutch and Basque speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Basque. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. While Basque speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Dutch and Basque languages:

Dutch Interesting Facts:

  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.

Basque Interesting Facts:

  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.

The Dutch language was derived from and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Spanish and derived from .