Basque

Also known as Euskara, Basque language

language of the Basque people

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Basque is the language spoken by the Basque people, an ethnic group primarily located in the Basque Country region spanning parts of Spain and France. It is notable for being a linguistic isolate with no known relatives to other European languages, making it unique and historically significant to the cultural identity of the Basque people.

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Instance of: natural language
Part of: languages of Europe
Has part: Standard Basque
Country: France
Official website: www.euskaltzaindia.net
Image: Ascain Stèle discoïdale.jpg

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has grammatical case: dative case
P11012: Province of Liege
indigenous to: French Basque Country
linguistic typology: language isolate
language regulatory body: Euskaltzaindia
Commons category: Basque language
Wikimedia language code: eu
writing system: Latin script
topic's main category: Category:Basque language
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 750000
native label: Euskara
category for films in this language: Category:Basque-language films
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/EUS
P10369: Vidov
history of topic: history of the Basque language
P8168: Vilas Boas
category for music in this language: Category:Basque-language music
female form of label: la langue basque

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Family transmission of Basque language (Basque as initial language) Percentage of students registered in Basque language schools (2000–2005) Location of the Basque-language provinces within France and Spain

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