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The Basques ( / bɑːsks / BAHSKS or / bæsks / BASKS; Basque: euskaldunak [eus̺kaldunak]; Spanish: vascos [ˈbaskos]; French: basques [bask]) are a Southwestern European ethnic group, [6] [7] [8] characterised by the Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians.
Basque (/ ˈ b æ s k, ˈ b ɑː s k /; euskara [eus̺ˈkaɾa]) is the last surviving Paleo-European language spoken in Europe, predating the arrival of speakers of the Indo-European languages that dominate the continent today.
The Basque Country (Basque: Euskal Herria; Spanish: País Vasco; French: Pays basque) is the name given to the home of the Basque people. The Basque Country is located in the western Pyrenees, straddling the border between France and Spain on the coast of the Bay of Biscay.
Basque fishing sites in Canada in the 16th and 17th centuries Basque warriors in military outfit (1530s) Basques played an important role in early European ventures into the Atlantic Ocean. The earliest document to mention the use of whale oil or blubber by the Basques dates from 670.
The Basque Wikipedia (Basque: Euskarazko Wikipedia or Euskal Wikipedia) is the Basque language edition of Wikipedia. Founded on December 6, 2001, although its main page was created in November 2003, it reached 58,124 articles by August 19, 2010, making it the 45th-largest Wikipedia.
The French Basque Country, or Northern Basque Country ( Basque: Iparralde, lit. 'the Northern Region'; French: Pays basque; Spanish: País Vasco francés ), is a region lying on the west of the French department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Origin of the Basques. The origin of the Basques and the Basque language is a controversial topic that has given rise to numerous hypotheses. Modern Basque, a descendant or close relative of Aquitanian and Proto-Basque, is the only pre-Indo-European language that is extant in western Europe. The Basques have therefore long been supposed to be a ...
