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The Spanish Civil War nearly led to the extinction of the region’s unique ancient language, Euskara (commonly called “Basque”), after Spanish dictator Francisco Franco banned the local tongue. However, after Franco’s death in 1975, Basque Country was granted its (limited) autonomy, and its language experienced a resurgence. There are at least six Basque dialects today, but most speakers use a modern dialect developed in the 1960s. Euskara is spoken by 35% of the Basque population and remains one of Europe’s most mysterious languages.
Euskara is a “language isolate,” meaning it has no linguistic relatives and is unlike any other spoken language that exists today. Some linguists support the Vasconic substrate hypothesis, which proposes that Basque is the only surviving version of an ancient family of Vasconic languages — but other linguists reject this. Most experts agree that Euskara likely developed during the Neolithic period (late Stone Age) by farmers who were geographically isolated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees mountain range in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. Its popularity diminished following the arrival of the Romans and Indo-European languages (namely the Romance languages) around the second century BCE.
The Spanish Civil War nearly led to the extinction of the region’s unique ancient language, Euskara (commonly called “Basque”), after Spanish dictator Francisco Franco banned the local tongue. However, after Franco’s death in 1975, Basque Country was granted its (limited) autonomy, and its language experienced a resurgence. There are at least six Basque dialects today, but most speakers use a modern dialect developed in the 1960s. Euskara is spoken by 35% of the Basque population and remains one of Europe’s most mysterious languages.
Euskara is a “language isolate,” meaning it has no linguistic relatives and is unlike any other spoken language that exists today. Some linguists support the Vasconic substrate hypothesis, which proposes that Basque is the only surviving version of an ancient family of Vasconic languages — but other linguists reject this. Most experts agree that Euskara likely developed during the Neolithic period (late Stone Age) by farmers who were geographically isolated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees mountain range in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. Its popularity diminished following the arrival of the Romans and Indo-European languages (namely the Romance languages) around the second century BCE.
Basque has no known linguistic relatives.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
Remember the Navajo code talkers? You never know when something like this will come in handy
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Amn Roger Omberg
I do remember their dedication to our soldiers, & how their tribe was totally mistreated by Washington, after the war was over. Great point LTC CHARLIE BROWN. As a matter of fact I was thinking today about the women, children, & men(84) that were totally burned to DEATH by Pres BILL CLINTON, JANET RENO, & THE LAST DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, near a Texas town by the name of WACO, in April 1993. Since that time TEXAS has never had a democrat Governor. , & now our REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR is trying his best to protect all of citizens of this state as well as America. However we see clearly that the demons in the DNC, do not care one whit about Americans, or any state, therein! We heard today, that the Administration is ILLEGALLY flying into the USA more ILLEGAL immigrants, to bypass the southern border., because obviously want more ILLEGAL voters.
I cant remember a time in the US that there was a political desire to actually hate AMERICANS, & an to DESTROY The American Constitution like there is NOW!
I cant remember a time in the US that there was a political desire to actually hate AMERICANS, & an to DESTROY The American Constitution like there is NOW!
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I'm horrible with languages but when I was at HQUSCENTCOM I traveled a lot with someone with a Spanish wife who spoke fluent Basque. She tried teaching me some phrases, but I'm beyond all hope.
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Historically, the Basque people have faced oppression and had their autonomy and language rights suppressed, particularly under Franco's dictatorship in Spain. However, they have continued to fight for their independence and cultural preservation over the centuries.
Today, the Basque Country is an autonomous region within Spain, with the Basque language enjoying official status alongside Spanish and French.
Efforts have been made to revive the Basque language and culture, with the number of Basque speakers rising. The Basque people are renowned for their ancient and unique language, their distinct cultural traditions, and their long history of struggle to maintain their identity and autonomy.
A unique yodeling yell was used by the Basque people in the valleys and mountains for communication. It had various intonations and pitches that completed the communication across long distances.
A nice topic, thanks Lt Col Charlie Brown
Today, the Basque Country is an autonomous region within Spain, with the Basque language enjoying official status alongside Spanish and French.
Efforts have been made to revive the Basque language and culture, with the number of Basque speakers rising. The Basque people are renowned for their ancient and unique language, their distinct cultural traditions, and their long history of struggle to maintain their identity and autonomy.
A unique yodeling yell was used by the Basque people in the valleys and mountains for communication. It had various intonations and pitches that completed the communication across long distances.
A nice topic, thanks Lt Col Charlie Brown
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