Swahili and Basque
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
France, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Spanish
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Thank You
Asante
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Zer moduz?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Gabon
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Egun on
I Love You
nakupenda
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
Samahani
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
France
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Souletin
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
France, Soule, Spain
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Biscayan
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Spain
Native Name
Kiswahili
Euskara
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
swahili
basque
German Name
Swahili
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[bɑːsk]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Basque people
Origin
6th century
c. 1000
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Vasconic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
Swahili
Basque
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Basque Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
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Glottocode
swah1254
basq1248
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
40-AAA-a
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
All Swahili and Basque 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 Swahili and Basque dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Basque Speaking population
Swahili and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Swahili and Basque on Swahili vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Basque Language Codes
Swahili and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.