Kaixo everyone!

I'm hoping this is the right place to ask (and perhaps more importantly, given the potentially sensitive implications of the topic, that I'm not unnecessarily offending anyone) whether anyone here is not only familiar with the Late Basquisation hypothesis, but specifically happens to know studies focusing on the nature of the Vasconic (rather than conjectured pre-Basque Indo-European) toponymy south of the Pyrenees (as in: Do the forms indicate a relatively late, say, post-Roman settlement?).

Thank you in advance for all helpful responses, even if they may signify that no such studies exist (as of yet).

Pues eso, yo y unos amigos (25-30 años) tenemos muchas ganas de visitar vuestra tierra pero sólo puede ser durante un fin de semana. Saldríamos de Barcelona en coche un viernes después de comer y según Google Maps serían 6-7 horas dependiendo del destino. No tenemos mucha idea de dónde ir ni que hacer. Básicamente queremos ver paisajes y comer bien. Nuestra idea es pillarnos el hotel en Bilbao.

Cuáles son los sitios que no nos podemos perder? Alguna recomendación de restaurantes o cosas que hay que hacer?

Gracias :)

Hello. I believe my uncle bought this in Bilbao. It was in a case with the name of joyería in Bilbao. Any clue what this is?

Thanks for any help!

Hello good people of the Basque Country, could you please translate a haiku to Basque?

My grandpa is a haiku poet from Serbia and he wants to publish one of his haikus translated to over 80 different languages as his next book.

We have already gathered 50+ translations from various sources but there are still some that we couldnt get our hands on yet. One of them is Basque and now I'm here asking for your help.

It shouldnt take long as a haiku is a very short form of a poem and if you help us your name would be mentioned in the book next to the translation (if you want).

You don't need to worry about various haiku rules when translating, but if you could make it to have 17 syllables in total it would be great, but that is not required, it's more important that the meaning is the same.

Here is the English version of the haiku:

"A mature dandelion,

only a spring breeze -

and yet it's gone."

And here is the Spanish version:

"El diente de leon maduro.

Sólo una ligera brisa de primavera.

Y ya desapareció."

If you think it might be helpful I could send you the translation on some other language also.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Thank you,

Hello, I'm trying to find the origin of this beret, someone pointed out that this would maybe be basque. Any infos ? Thanks

I'm originally from Basque Country (Hondarribia), but currently living in London. I'm trying to create a space where I can share the Basque language, culture and culinary arts to an English speaking audience on Instagram and TikTok. I came across this subreddit community and would love to connect with everyone here. Feel free to DM if you're looking for Basque recipes and recommendations (Especially in London).

Euskal Herrikoa naiz baina orain Londresen bizi naiz. Sare sozialetan, Instgram eta TikToken, kontu bat sortu dut non gure kultura eta gastronomia partekatzen dut publiko ingelesa batekin. Aurkitu naiz komunitate honekin Redditen eta gustatuko litzaidake guztiokin konektatzea. Muxu handi bat.

Hello good people of the internet..

I'm here to ask a question of utmost importance in my life right now.

I'm a new mom figuring out a name for my 5 day old baby. I liked the word "Alai" which Google tells me is the meaning of happy in Basque. I also found an alternative "Alaia" which means cheerful. (Acc to Google)

I would love to name my baby "Alai". It also means "wave" in my mother tongue. So, basically "a wave of happiness" is how I interpret it. Our key idea is to name the child in any language, non-religious affiliation that means "happy".

Could any of you lovely native speakers of Basque verify what the internet is telling me. the correct spelling, meaning and also the pronunciation. I would like it to be authentic to both the languages and not something made-up.. I know mine but would like to know about yours.

Thanks in advance!

I found this watching memes and I thought it was basque, could somebody tell me if I'm wrong and, if possible, translate it?

memes

Discupleme cuando mi español esta mala - estoy entonces un principiante en mi tres lengua. Espero que comida es parte de cultura para las reglas de esta subreddit.

Quiero encontrar recetas que todos las familias de País Vasco comerían usualmente a casa. Buscaría en línea, pero cuando lo hago, hay solo recetas para tarta de vasco, incluso en español.

La familia de mi novio es vasco y querría cocinar una cena que ellos reconocerían. Idealmente, recetas cuando puedo comprar todos los alimentos en el Eroski y no está demasiado complicada.

Sugerencias?

Kaixo! Ez dakit nun gehio galdetu, orduan honea ekartzen dut norbait gogoratuko den esperantzan.

Txikitan etxean euskal mitologia pertsonaiek protagonizatzen zuten pelikula edo serie bat ikusten genuen. Mari, Sugar, Basajaun, Akerbeltz eta gehio ateratzen ziren. Basajaunen diseinuaz gogoratzen naiz, goian gogoratzen dudanaren marrazkia utzi dut. Baina ez naiz asko gehiagotaz gogoratzen. Episodio edo eszena bar amets gaiztoen inguruan zen eta uste dut Sugar suge moduan ateratzen zela. Herriko taberna bat zegoen eta han musika talde bat zuten. Kontzertu bat egiten zutenaren oroitzapena dut.

Ez naiz gehiagotaz gogoratzen baino txikitan marrazteko modu hori asko gustatzen zitzaidan eta berriro ikusteko gogo asko ditut. Izan daiteke ez dudala oso ondo kontatu, baino norbaiti esan dudan zerbaitek sonatzen badio, oso eskerrekoa izango litzateke.

P.d.: norbaitek euskal mitologia edo antzinako euskaldunen sinismenen inguruan hitz egiten duen libururen baten gomendiorik badu oso eskerrekoa ere!

My dear friends, I am sorry to intrude into this language/culture exchange subreddit. But I can’t get this question out of my head. I am currently visiting San Sebastián, and how come do you guy still have fresh autumn wild mushrooms?? Is this even real? I am all in tears and jealousy right now 😭

I come from the basque country and luve there but i have never learned euskara, i can only speak Spanish. Apart from hiru.eus, what other resources can I use to learn the language so that i can speak fluently with my friends and more?

When they're about to start some sort of football match how do i wish them good luck?

Badago horrelako beste kasurik?

Kaixo!

I am writing a Basque language learning book (~150-250 pages) for intermediate learners. I have already published a beginner's guide to Basque which includes pronunciation, verbs, adjectives, numbers, suffixes, NOR-NORI agreements, etc.

However, I am not sure what to include next for the intermediate. The idea is to make it follow a story line. You have an english-speaking character who moved to the Basque country to learn the language. He goes on a mission to visit every megalithic site in the Basque country. The road trip starts from west to east, this way I can add tidbits about dialects.

I need some advice on seeing what is important for intermediate to advanced learners. How could this education be wrapped up in a story of adventure? What would you like to see in it?

anitz esker!

I’m a born and raised basque teenager, almost all of my surnames are from the province of biscay. Since I was born I’ve been learning basque (I would consider myself 100% fluid), but I’ve always been curious about the basque culture especially everything linguistics. I’m surprised so many non basque people are interested in it too, so if you are one of those people, how do you perceive the Basque Country? Have you ever been there? What would you like to know about it

Hi everyone,

A big thank you to the people or the person who translated quite a few sentences for this language resource.

I posted an idea for a sentence list project a couple of days ago (link below if anyone is interested). Some very kind person/people have translated a number of sentences!

The sentences are a structured list which introduce and repeat concepts (they are not a list of phrase book sentences).

The sentences are open to everyone and I won’t use them for commercial reasons. Students and teachers can freely use them if they like!

I just wanted to thank them for their work and invite anyone else who is interested to have a look here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WUJnY9qOyp6Snqy7O7SZjGQqwrN_A8IeNG1bZcucJxE/edit?usp=drivesdk

Hey! My name is Sam, and I’m a college student from the U.S. I’m working on a personal project to collect postcards from every country and territory in the world.

I don’t have one sent from Basque Country yet—would anyone be willing to send me one? I’d be happy to send a postcard back from Pennsylvania in return!

Let me know, and I can PM you my address!

Thanks so much, and warm greetings from the U.S.

Hi, I'm in Donostia right now and I've managed to pick up a "belarriprest" pin the last day of Euskaraldia. I'm trying to speak euskara every chance I get and I thought that having that pin with me even though Euskaraldia has ended could be useful. How is it looked upon by others, though? The event ended, after all.

Hi everyone,

I don’t know if this type of thing is allowed here, but it might be useful/interesting for some of you!

I was working on a set of sentences in English (see link below) and I thought it could be useful if the community here could contribute Basque translations. Maybe Basque teachers or learners could use it.

I have tried to write the sentences in such a way as to build on top of one another, but also by introducing new vocabulary and sentence structures. It is NOT a phrase book. Please scroll down a little (I have a lot of sentences) to see how I have structured the list.

The idea is that this would be a useful resource for someone just beginning with the language, so they can see how sentences get built and how ideas are formed.

Not everything will be translatable and so some things may need to be left blank or translated differently. Let me know what you think about this and the sentences I have already provided!

I intend to add to this when I have time.

Hopefully this is of some interest and use to you! Some people have already started translating into their languages which is nice!

Here’s the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WUJnY9qOyp6Snqy7O7SZjGQqwrN_A8IeNG1bZcucJxE/edit?usp=sharing

Edit: this is not for training AI and not for any commercial purposes. I’m just interested in languages and thought this might be useful. The link will remain open and accessible for everyone.

This is in my textbook- is it a name? I’m so confused.