Basque language - Euskara

C clearly

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• Aug 2, 2017

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Here's a link to a BBC news article on the Basque language, Euskara, that some of you might find interesting.

 

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• Aug 2, 2017

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thanks - very interesting. Walking the interior/tunnel route across the Basque country in 2015 was a real eye-opener for me - as well as a great camino! When I returned I read Kurlansky's 'Basque History of the World', which I strongly recommend.

 

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C clearly said:

Here's a link to a BBC news article on the Basque language, Euskara, that some of you might find interesting.

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The Basque language had desapeared long before Franco's regime in the cities and in wide areas of the Basque country and Navarra for economical reasons
To give an example it would have been very difficult to take any advantage of the Spanish Empire speaking only Euskera.
Same happened in UK with Gaelic in Scotland and Ireland and in this case the British Empire.
In this context it is also amazing the survival of Welch language in North Wales.

 

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• Aug 2, 2017

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Thank you for post.
Interesting article.