WEBThe Basques are a people with a unique history and culture. Most Basques live in northern Spain, but some live in southern France. They have lived in this region for many hundreds of years. Some Basques …

WEBOne, the language of the Basque people, is called Euskara. It appears to be one of Europe’s oldest languages but is quite different from the Indo-European and Uralic languages spoken across the rest of Europe.

WEBPerhaps the oldest reflection of the migrations is the Basque people, who live in an isolated area west of the Pyrenees in both Spain and France. They speak a language unrelated to other European languages and …

WEBBasque language, language isolate, the only remnant of the languages spoken in southwestern Europe before the region was Romanized in the 2nd through 1st century bce. The Basque language is predominantly …

WEBJai alai (pronounced high lie) means “merry festival” in the Basque language. The game was imported by Cuba in 1900, and there it got its new name. The sport probably evolved in the 17th century.