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What is the name of the country with which the Basque language is strongly identified?
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Spain is the country with which Basque strongly is identified even though the language also is spoken in France.
Specifically, the Basque language is spoken on both sides of the border between France and Spain. In the northern Basque Country - on the border's French-speaking side - Basque-speakers predominantly live in three provinces. In the southern Basque Country - on the border's Spanish-speaking side - they predominantly live in four provinces.
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What is the name of the European country with which the Basque language is identified most strongly?
Spain and, a bit less, in France.
What language beginning with b is spoken in Spain?
Basque is spoken in Basque Country in Spain.
What languages are spoken in the Navarre and Basque Country regions?
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.
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.
Where did the Basque language come from?
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.
Where in the world is the Basque language spoken?
The Basque Language, which is the language spoken by the Basque people, is currently used in Southern France and in Northern Spain.
What kind of Basque language was spoken in Navarrenx France?
Eastern lower Navarrese (Nafarroa Beherea) is the kind of Basque language which historically is spoken in Navarrenx, France.Specifically, the location is within the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in terms of southwestern France and within the northwestern part of Euzkadi ("The Basque Country"). It is within an area which historically is associated with Labourdian Basque (Lapurtara/Lapurtera), the other of the three main kinds of Basque -- along with Souletin Basque (Zuberera) -- spoken in the northern Basque Country/southwestern France.
Do the Basques have their own language?
YES. Historically, there were six Basque dialects that were somewhat similar to each other and each fundamentally different from the surrounding Romance languages. Currently, Basque as a single language, cobbled from aspects of the several dialects has become the "official" Basque language, which is recognized in the Spanish provinces of Basque Country and Navarre. However, most Basques do not actually speak Basque and only speak Spanish.
What language is Basque derived from?
Basque is considered a language isolate, meaning it does not have any known linguistic relatives. It is not derived from any other language and is unique to the Basque Country in Northern Spain and Southwest France.
What is 'country' when translated from English to Basque?
Herrialde is a Basque equivalent of the English word "country".Specifically, the word is a noun in its singular form. It will look different depending upon its role in a sentence since Basque is a language which meticulously conjugates verbs and declines nouns. The pronunciation will be "er-RYAL-de" in Guipuzcoan Basque.
Where does the last name Arizpe come from?
It's a Basque name. Probably from Nafarroa or Vizcaia. The Basque Country, which in their language is Euskal Herria, is has been anexed by Spain and France.
Is italy or spain or germany or the netherland's the country one can hear castilian and catalonia and basque spoken?
Spain has the most speakers of Basque and Castilian (Spanish) of the countries. As for Catalonia, that is a region within the country of Spain and not a language.
