Basque language Quotes

“referencesmark”

“Basque phrasebook at Wikivoyage”

“Basque language”

“Basque is demonstrably related to other languages... a scientific analysis of the evidence leads to the most probable conclusion that Basque is, at first remove, most closely related to the North Caucasian language family.”

“Cést un langage estrange que le Basque... On dit qu’ils s’entendent, je n’en croy rien.
• Translation: Basque is really a strange language... It is said that they understand one another, but I don't believe any of it.Translated by Guy Deutscher, The Unfolding of Language (2005), epigraph to chapter 1.”