Basque language

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Basque (native name: Euskara) is the language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in north Spain and the adjoining area of south-western France. More specifically, the Basques occupy a Spanish autonomous community known as the Basque Country (Euskadi), which has significant cultural and political autonomy as a homeland for the Basques. Basques also make up sizable parts of the population in what is known as the Northern Basque Country in France and the autonomous community of Navarre in Spain. The Standard Basque name for the language is euskara; other dialectal forms are euskera, eskuara and üskara. Although geographically surrounded by Indo-European languages, Basque is believed to be a language isolate (not to be confused with an isolating language).

Related Topics:
Language - Basque people - Pyrenees - Spain - France - Autonomous community - Basque Country - Navarre - Indo-European - Language isolate - Isolating language

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