Basque
language of the Basque people
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Summary
Basque is a modern language[1]. Basque ranks in the top 7% of modern language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33,652 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Spain[3], France[4]
- Instance of: natural language[5]
- Subclass of: Southern European language[6], Basque languages[7]
- Writing system: Basque alphabet[8], Latin script[9]
- Part of: official language[10], languages of Europe[11]
- Commons category: Basque language[12]
- Wikimedia language code: eu[13]
- Has part(s): Biscayan[14], Gipuzkoan[15], Upper Navarrese[16], Navarro-Labourdin[17], Eastern Navarrese[18], Souletin[19], Alavese Basque[20], Salazarese[21], Standard Basque[22]
- Official website: http://www.euskaltzaindia.net[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Basque language[24]
- Language regulatory body: Euskaltzaindia[25]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 537,860[26], 464,000[27], 750,000[28]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[29]
- Replaces: Old Basque[30]
- Native label: Euskara[31]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C153911[32]
- Different from: Basque languages[33]
- UNESCO language status: 2 vulnerable[34]
- History of topic: history of the Basque language[35]
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Influence
Things named for Basque include International Day of the Basque Language[36], a world day[37], founded in 1949[38].
Why It Matters
Basque has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Basque is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Basque include International Day of the Basque Language[36], a world day[37], founded in 1949[38].