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Bambooweb: Basque language (896 words) |
 | The ancestors of Basques are among the ancient inhabitants of Europe, and their origins are still unknown as are the origins of their language itself. |
| Basque has some grammatical forms unusual in Europe, such as the ergative case, which forces the addition of a -k to the subject when it has a transitive verb. |
| Basque distinguishes between laminal sibilants (z, tz) where friction occurs across the blade of the tongue (like in a French or English s), and apical sibilants (s, ts) where friction occurs at the tip of the tongue (like in a Castilian s). |
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Encyclopedia: Basque language (3932 words) |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| However, Basque was explicitly recognized in some areas, as the local charter of the Basque-colonized Ojacastro valley (now in Rioja) allowed the inhabitants to use Basque in legal processes in the 13th and 14th centuries. |
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