About Basque Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Basque language is popularly known as Euskara. It is spoken in Southwestern Europe, much before it was Romanized in the 1st century BCE. This language is used in an area that consists of 3,900 square miles in France and Spain. There is a wide range of Basque speakers in America and Europe. According to the latest updates, the total number of speakers is bilingual. In the 21st century, the total number of speakers has exceeded one million. You will be surprised to know that there is a total of eight dialects of Basque. However, the division is not very strong to mask the origin. These speech forms are used for mutual understanding. At the beginning of the era dialects of Basque are only spoken in the North and South of the Pyrenees. The dialects for now are completely overcome by Latin.
About Frisian Language
According to Wikipedia.org, The Frisian language is closely linked to English. It was formally spoken in the province of Noord-Holland and the Netherlands. This language is mainly spoken in three small areas and each one of them has its dialect. These dialects are West Frisian that is spoken in the province of Friesland. This province is located in the Netherlands. East Frisian is spoken in the Saterland west of Oldenburg, Ger.; and North Frisian. The written records are available from the end of the 13th century. However, they are written in Old Frisian and this stage of language ended in the 16th century. The Old Frisian has all the features that distinguish English and Frisian from other languages in Germany. Even though the Frisian language has been the written language for about 300 years. There have been a lot of changes made in the modern era.
