The Basques are an ethnic group from the western Pyrenees.[1] Basques speak the Basque language and share ancestry with ancient Vascones and Aquitanians.[2][3]

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Basques
Euskaldunak  (Basque)
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Total population
c.3 million
Languages
BasqueSpanishFrench
Religion
Christianity (mostly Catholicism)
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Basques are indigenous to area known as the Euskal Herria, located on the coast of the Bay of Biscay on the Iberian Peninsula and south-western France.[3]

Culture

Language

The Basque language (endonym: euskara) is spoken by 25%-30%[4] of people in Basque Country. Basque is a language isolate and is unlike other languages.

Sports

Basque pelota is a sport played in Basque Country and other places of the world. Jai Alai, a type of Basque pelota, can be found in the United States and Macau.

Religion

Traditionally, Basques are Catholic. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, was a Basque.

References

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