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Basque language

Basque (/ˈbæsk, ˈbɑːsk/ BASK, BAHSK; endonym euskara ) is a language spoken by Basques and other residents of the Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of southwestern France and northern Spain. Basque is Europe's only known language isolate (with no relation to any other known languages) and the only surviving…

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Dialects
Biscayan · Gipuzkoan · Upper Navarrese · Navarro-Lapurdian · Eastern Navarrese (Salazarese and Roncalese) †
Early forms
Proto-Basque
Ethnicity
Basque
Glottolog
basq1248
ISO 639-1
eu
ISO 639-2
baq (B) eus (T)

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Basque language

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Basque language

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related to history · 94
Basque language → Also, Amsterdam, And, Authors, Azurmendi, Basque, Basque Country, Baïgorri, BC, Bde, Berlin, Bilbao, Bit, Bonn, Bordeaux, Buber's Basque Page, Consequently, Culture, Current Issues, Delmas
related to General and descriptive grammars · 69
Basque language → Alan, Allières, Antonio, Arturo, Aurkezpena, Azkue Aberasturi, Basque, Berlin, Bilbao, Campion, Connaissance, CS1, Date, De Gruyter Mouton, Dialectal, Donostia/Bayonne, Einar, Elkarlanean, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Eys
related to Official status · 21
Basque language → Article, Autonomy, Basque, Basque Autonomous Community, Basque-colonised Ojacastro, Basque-speaking, Consequently, For, French, French Basque Country, Historically, However, La Rioja, Latin, Navarre, Romance, Spain, Spanish, Statute, The Spanish Constitution
related to Influence on other languages · 13
Basque language → Although, Aquitanian, Aragonese, Basque, Gascon, Iberian Romance, Ignoring, In, Pyrenean, Pyrenees, Romance, Spanish, The
related to External links · 12
Basque language → An, Automatic, Basque, Basque Country, Basque Oral Archive, Euskaltzaindia, Euskara Institutua, The Royal Academy, The University, UPV/EHUAhotsak, WikisourceOfficial, Works
Dialects · 7
Basque language → Alavese †, Biscayan, Eastern Navarrese (Salazarese and Roncalese) †, Gipuzkoan, Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin (Zuberoan), Upper Navarrese
related to Vowels · 6
Basque language → Aragonese, Asturian, In, Spanish, The Basque, Zuberoan
Writing system · 3
Basque language → Basque Braille, Latin (Basque alphabet), Northeastern Iberian script (c. 80 BC)
Official language in · 2
Basque language → Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre (zones designated by the Foral Law on Basque [eu; es])
Region · 2
Basque language → Basque Autonomous Community and Navarre (Spain), French Basque Country

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basque language spanish languages de isbn dialects country speakers also navarre french used latin words verb use dialect forms palatalization

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Basque languageDialectsBiscayan1.00infobox
Basque languageDialectsGipuzkoan1.00infobox
Basque languageDialectsUpper Navarrese1.00infobox
Basque languageDialectsNavarro-Lapurdian1.00infobox
Basque languageDialectsEastern Navarrese (Salazarese and Roncalese) †1.00infobox
Basque languageDialectsSouletin (Zuberoan)1.00infobox
Basque languageDialectsAlavese †1.00infobox
Basque languageEarly formsProto-Basque1.00infobox
Basque languageEthnicityBasque1.00infobox
Basque languageGlottologbasq12481.00infobox
Basque languageISO 639-1eu1.00infobox
Basque languageISO 639-2baq (B) eus (T)1.00infobox
Basque languageISO 639-3eus1.00infobox
Basque languageLanguage familyLanguage isolate (Vasconic?)1.00infobox
Basque languageLinguasphere40-AAA-a1.00infobox
Basque languageNative speakers806,000 (2021) 434,000 passive speakers1.00infobox
Basque languageNative toFrance, Spain1.00infobox
Basque languageOfficial language inBasque Autonomous Community1.00infobox
Basque languageOfficial language inNavarre (zones designated by the Foral Law on Basque [eu; es])1.00infobox
Basque languagePronunciation.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-…1.00infobox
Basque languageRecognised minority language inPyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine1.00infobox
Basque languageRegionBasque Autonomous Community and Navarre (Spain)1.00infobox
Basque languageRegionFrench Basque Country1.00infobox
Basque languageRegulated byEuskaltzaindia1.00infobox
Basque languageStandard formsStandard Basque1.00infobox
Basque languageWriting systemLatin (Basque alphabet)1.00infobox
Basque languageWriting systemBasque Braille1.00infobox
Basque languageWriting systemNortheastern Iberian script (c. 80 BC)1.00infobox

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