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Who are the Basque people?
The basque people are a culture that reside in the Basque Country which is in the Northern part of Spain and southwest of France.
Are the Basque people found in Greece?
No, basque people live in the Basque Country which is between Spain and France, in western Europe.
What percent of the people in France speak Basque?
0.078% of French population speak basque. Anyway, Basque in France is only spoken in the french Basque Country (Iparralde). In this area 22.5% of the people speak fluently basque and there's another 8.6% who understand it but can't speak it.
What does basque mean?
Basque is the language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France.
What is a synonym for basque?
There is no synonym for basque. Basque is one of a people of unknown origin inhabiting the western Pyrenees regions in France and Spain.
Who are the Basque people from Northern Ireland?
The Basque people are from a part of northern Spain and a small part of southern France, not from Northern Ireland.
Is basque a nation or a state?
The Basque are a tribal group of people living between north-central Spain and south-western France..
What two countries would you visit to meet the Basque people?
France and Spain are the two main countries to be visited by those who seek to meet the Basque people.Specifically, the Basque people live in Euzkadi ("The Basque Country"). They therefore may be found along the border of southwestern France in terms of the northern limits of their homeland. They also may be found along the border of northwestern Spain in terms of their southern limits.
Where would you find people who speak Basque?
Basque speakers are concentrated throughout the southwestern corner of France and Spain.
Why is the Basque region of France called the Basque region of France?
Because Basque Country traditionally was in both France and Spain and Basque is still spoken in south west corner of France. Old name was Viscaya, hence Bay of Biscay
Why does Spain have a conflict with the Basque people?
Basque Separatists want Navarra to be part of Basque land, as well as part of S France to create a homeland for 3 million Basques.
What made the Basque language so popular?
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.
