A language like no other

Basque: a language like no other. Enjoy this introduction the only language in all of Europe that isn't related to any other.
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[ZetaPrime]

Basque has been getting a lot of attention lately and I'm all for it. Its unmatched resilience is awe inspiring

[iparipaitegianiparipaitegi]

I am a Basque. And I approve this message. (Except for the number 5. We say ‘bortz’ here.

[chitlitlah]

I tried to learn some Basque a while back. It is the strangest and hardest language I've ever tried to learn. Finnish and Japanese are pretty hard because they're so different, but at least there's some logic to their ways of doing things. Basque seems like it was made to be as challenging as possible while still functioning as a language to native speakers.

[gwynnfarrell]

There is a large population of Basque in Boise, Idaho, originating from the shepherds who came to expertly manage flocks. I had the privilege of listening to the language spoken and attending one of their festivals, a wonderful experience.

[rhov-anion]

I've recently been chatting with a Basque lady. It's an incredible language, and a fun culture. Language isolates fascinate me and often show a proud culture that "stuck to their guns" in the face of much oppression.

[currykingwurst]

There's a pretty cool Basque-language fantasy horror film from 2017 called Errementari which is well worth checking out, even just to listen to the language alone.

[Grilnid]

Man it's always a trip to scroll through YouTube shorts and randomly see my hometown on camera filmed by an enthusiastic stranger. Happens more often than you'd think!

[peteymax]

Such a beautiful part of the world. So glad you brought this to us. I would love to see your take on visiting the Isle of Mann, Scotland and Ireland.

[seergioo_rm]

calling Franco "this rather intense fella" is one the best things I have ever heard

[cesarbravo]

Basque was also forbiden in the French Basque Country without Franco. Democratic goverments have also persecuted minority languages as you can see in the UK and Ireland with Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Welsh or Scots.

[victorivanov]

Now we need a video about the Basque-Icelandic pidgin language.

[beargreen]

Basque is also known as the language that the Devil couldn't understand

[lornenoland]

Basque people also have the highest concentration of RH negative blood type in the world

[blueridding]

And in parts on Nevada where basque shepherds settled near another language isolate, Wasiw! (Washoe, Native American)

[srothbardt]

This guy is great! Wish I had more time to watch him.

[davidfrogley]

I was just in Basque country. In fact, we spent a day in San Sebastián and then Hendaye (France), so probably the other side of that beach you're standing on.

[yowo]

As a linguistics student everyone in my class loved Basque, we used to do a lot of morphology exercises on it. Isolates are also great languages to use for research as you can rule out influences from other languages 🤩 (though Basque does portray a few cases of borrowing due to its exposure to French and Spanish)

[slavsquatsuperstar]

My personal headcanon is that Basque was created by a bunch of ancient conlangers that wanted to troll future linguists :P

[lunkycultist]

The flag is just a Christmas union jack

[jonslct]

This is interesting. Is it pure coincidence that the numbers 1 and 2 in Basque would be the same in Cantonese if you replace the B with Y / J
Bat -> Yat
Bi -> Yi