Basque Language

By: Daly Myers

Change
when France and Spain rose to power the basque country was reduced and
overtime the basque have assimilated to French and Spanish culture to a point
where only 27% of basque people still speak the Basque language.

Isogloss

Timeline
27BC476
AD

unknown
origin

controlled
by rome

1789

free rule

french
revolution
and french
take
control

1933

spanish
basque
vote for
autonomy

1968

ETA
separati
st group
began
fighting
for a
basque
state

2014

basque
peacefully call
for vote for
independence

Language as a Source of Nationalism

Basque is only spoken in the basque
country and is an isolate, Pre-Indo-European language. Basque language is an
important part of the culture of the basque people.

Origin and diffusion

The Basque people live in what is known as the Basque country located in
Northern Spain and southwestern France. The Basque people are indigenous
to the Basque country and language has not spread outside the basque
country.