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Basque language
language of the Basque people / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Basque (Basque: Euskara) is the language spoken by the Basque people in the Basque Country and its diaspora. Although most other Europeans speak Indo-European languages, Basque is a language isolate and is not related to them or to any other language in the world.
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Basque | |
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Euskara | |
Native to | Spain, France |
Region | Basque Country |
Ethnicity | Basque |
Native speakers | 715,000 (2012)[1] |
Early forms | Proto-Basque
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Latin (Basque alphabet) | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Basque Country |
Regulated by | Euskaltzaindia |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | eu |
ISO 639-2 | baq (B) eus (T) |
ISO 639-3 | eus |
Linguasphere | 40-AAA-a |
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