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Language code: baq

Technical information about ISO 639 language code baq

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The table below provides technical details for the Basque language, designated by the baq code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

baq (Bibliographic)

Name

Official

Basque

Native

Euskara

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
BiscayanGipuzkoanUpper NavarreseLower NavarreseLapurdianSouletinRoncalese
Key facts
Surviving pre-Indo-European language of Western EuropeShows ergative–absolutive grammar alignmentStandardized variety Euskara Batua was created in the late 1960s to unify usageTraditional numeral system is vigesimal (base-20)Verb forms agree simultaneously with subject, object and indirect object
Sample phrase

Kaixo, nola zaude?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Basque language, identified by the code baq, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

The ISO 639-2 standard offers two codes for the Basque language: baq for bibliographic purposes and eus for terminology uses.

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