CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Basque language instructor Errukine Olaziregi teaches a Euskara lesson at the Euskaltegi tent. Photo by Willa Friedman, Ralph Rinzler Folklife ...

How is the identity of a culture transferred? For many cultures it’s through geography or heritage. But what if it was knowledge of a language that conferred a people’s identity. Continuing our series ...

In “Karmele,” one of the Basque films at this year’s festival, the Basque language itself comes under threat. For centuries, rulers sought to stamp out cultural difference, Franco banning Basque from ...

Though the Basque and Armenian languages share no superficial resemblances, they do share a baffling litany of words and grammatical elements. A few steps from the entrance to the Cathedral of the ...

Though the Basque and Armenian languages share no superficial resemblances, they do share a baffling litany of words and grammatical elements. A few steps from the entrance to the Cathedral of the ...

BARCELONA, Spain — The discovery of five words inscribed on a 2,000-year-old bronze hand may help rewrite the history of the Basque language, one of Europe’s most mysterious tongues. Investigators in ...

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