Basque

Language isolate750,000 speakersLatin

RegionSpain/France

FamilyLanguage isolate

Speakers750,000 speakers

ScriptLatin

TypeAlphabetic

About Basque

The only surviving pre-Indo-European language in Western Europe. Not related to any other known language. Spoken in the Basque Country straddling Spain and France. Possibly the oldest language in Europe. A linguistic mystery that has defied classification.

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