That it is spoken within an area populated by speakers of Romance languages but that it is not related to any regional or any other world language is what is so unusual about the Basque language.
Specifically, the Basque language can be heard on both sides of the border separating southwestern France and northwestern Spain. But the vocabulary -- other than modern loan words -- cannot be predicted from knowledge of the region's predominant dialects and languages. The grammar (such as the declensions of nouns) likewise is unlike that of surrounding Romance languages, such as Catalan, French and Spanish.
The Basque Language, which is the language spoken by the Basque people, is currently used in Southern France and in Northern Spain.
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It is unknown where the Basque language came from.Specifically, the Basque language is unrelated to any of the dialects and languages which can be found in France and Spain, across whose borders the Basque Country (Euzkadi) is located. Some scholars suggest that Basque may be the language spoken by the Iberian Peninsula's original inhabitants. Others tend to support an origin within Eurasia's Caucasus.
No, Basque is not part of the Celtic language group.Specifically, the Celtic language group fits in with the Indo-European language family. Basque thus far is not known to be related to any other world language. It therefore occupies its own isolate language family.
No, it is of Basque derivation, a mountanous region in the northern part of Spain. The Basque have their own language that is not of latin or greek derivation. The derivation of the language is unclear. The Basque have their own blood type.
The Basque Language, which is the language spoken by the Basque people, is currently used in Southern France and in Northern Spain.
That it is indicative of the uniqueness of Basque culture and that it survives from ancient times are what make the Basque language so popular.Specifically, the people of France's three Basque provinces, Navarre, and Spain's three Basque provinces are dissimilar and similar to the other peoples of northern Spain and southern France. Some believe that emphasizing what is shared - economy, geography, religion - can be counterproductive to Basque cultural, ethnic, linguistic and political survival. Language epitomizes what is not shared, what sets the Basque people off from all other Earthlings, and what will constitute the commonality around which all Basque people can rally.
Basque is spoken in Basque Country in Spain.
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Basque is the language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France.
Certainly not, Catalan is a Romanic language, Basque existed before the Romans and is not a part of any known language group.
It is unknown where the Basque language came from.Specifically, the Basque language is unrelated to any of the dialects and languages which can be found in France and Spain, across whose borders the Basque Country (Euzkadi) is located. Some scholars suggest that Basque may be the language spoken by the Iberian Peninsula's original inhabitants. Others tend to support an origin within Eurasia's Caucasus.
No, Basque is not part of the Celtic language group.Specifically, the Celtic language group fits in with the Indo-European language family. Basque thus far is not known to be related to any other world language. It therefore occupies its own isolate language family.
Spanish (Castillian) is the dominant language in both Navarre and the Basque Country, but both regions recognize Basque as a co-official language. Around 30% of Basque Country residents speak Basque (but almost all of them also speak Spanish) and a far smaller number, around 10% speak Basque in Navarre.
The Basque people.
No, it is of Basque derivation, a mountanous region in the northern part of Spain. The Basque have their own language that is not of latin or greek derivation. The derivation of the language is unclear. The Basque have their own blood type.