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About Basque
Basque is a language isolate, meaning it has no known relatives among world languages.
Speakers
750,000+
Language Family
Language isolate
Writing System
Latin alphabet
Difficulty
Very Hard
Spoken in
Why Learn Basque?
Basque culture is unique with distinctive cuisine, sports, and traditions.
Common Basque Words
Start your Basque journey with these essential words and phrases.
Kaixo
Hello
KAI-shoh
Eskerrik asko
Thank you
es-KEH-reek AHS-koh
Mesedez
Please
meh-SEH-dez
Bai
Yes
bye
Ez
No
ez
Ura
Water
OO-rah
Janaria
Food
yah-NAH-ree-ah
Laguna
Friend
lah-GOO-nah
Maitasuna
Love
mai-tah-SOO-nah
Agur
Goodbye
ah-GOOR
History of Basque
Basque predates Indo-European languages in Europe and survived Roman, Visigothic, and other conquests. Its origins remain mysterious - theories range from ancient Iberian to Caucasian connections, but none are proven. Basque was suppressed under Franco but has revived strongly since Spanish democratization.
Is Basque Hard to Learn?
Basque has no known linguistic relatives, so nothing transfers from other languages. It's agglutinative with complex verb agreement and ergative-absolutive case alignment (rare in European languages). However, spelling is consistent and the Basque government provides excellent learning resources.
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