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Sentence Examples The restaurant will feature three Basque and four Asturian ciders with cheese pairings. With eight colleagues, he has just completed a large reference grammar of Basque, to be published shortly. Etruscan was obviously not an Indo-European language and was unrelated to Basque. The Statute of Autonomy fell short of the self-rule that Basque nationalism demanded. I was at the charcuterie yesterday to buy a few slices of jambon de Bayonne, an air-dried cured ham from the French Basque country. Modern Basque historiography blames the monarchy of Navarre for failing to integrate the particularities of the local legal system. Harry Potter has been translated into 60 languages including Greenlandic, Welsh, Basque and Macedonian. Aznar's Popular Party was elected in 1996 as a minority government in coalition with Catalan and Basque nationalist parties. The boat turned out to be a chalupa from the 1500s, built and used by Basque whalers. The tale of the Basque hotelkeeper Lyda Esain captures graphically the challenges and drudgery of owning and operating such an enterprise. Traditional Basque plays known as pastorales, which possibly related to medieval mystery plays, are still performed at festivals. The police have a lot of problems with people on holidays who do not know this peculiarity of the Basque coast. Catalan, Basque and Galician received a different status which stops short of recognising them as official languages. We are entering the Basque region which encompasses a small area of both Northern Spain and Southern France. Then the next day I went to Vitoria, administrative capital of the Basque region. In the 1870s their opposition to Castilian centralization was expressed as Carlism in the Basque country and as federalism in Catalonia. A Basque waistline, or any drop-waist style that angles downward, will lengthen a short torso. The story of the fiesta is surrounded by religion, legend and the fiery Basque spirit. Basque culture underwent a revival in the late 19th century, which ensured its continuance into the 20th century. The software supports such languages as Arabic, Armenian, Asturian, Basque, Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, and many more. Show More Sentences They've got their own language, Euskara, and anyone who doesn't speak it is technically not a Basque. Basque may be the remnant language of the Cro-Magnon, which evolved into Caucasian, Sino-Tibetan and Na-Dene languages. The Inuit, likely from past experience with Norse seamen and Basque fishermen, would not initially assume hostile intent and came to trade. In most cases, the first 2nd, 3rd or 4th letters of each Basque word were agglutinated into a new word. The Basque Gabriel's Message is properly festive with flourishes in the trumpets to accompany the Annunciation. It took as its theme the near destruction by German bombers of the small Basque town of Guernica. The traditional Basque decorative arts consist primarily of woodcarving and engraving on stone. My three-day tour in the French Basque country was bedevilled by all sorts of trouble. Some newspaper reports say that two of the protesters are Anglo-Indian, and the others are members of Solidarios con Itoiz, a Basque lobby group. The Basque language, Euskara has ancient origins that have remained obscure. Basque is a pre-Roman language whose origin has not been clearly determined. But just as the finishing line came into view, the Basque boys began to falter, and the arrogant aristos of Madrid brought their skills to bear. I think it's no accident that the best cooks on Earth are the Basque and the Vietnamese. The Basque language, also known as Euskera, is Europe's oldest living language. These Romance languages supplanted earlier tribal ones which, except for Basque, have not survived. Everywhere in the Euskal Herria region has two names, one in Basque and one in Castilian Spanish. Although the Basque country is divided between France and Spain, the Basques have maintained an identity separate from both states. As we pulled back the sheets the bed was full of confetti in the Basque colors, red, white and green. Hemingway and his first wife Hadley went from the Basque country to Pamplona over the Pyrenees by bus. The Basque version of bouillabaisse, or fish stew, is called ttoro and includes mussels, crayfish, congers, the head of a codfish, and three other kinds of fish. Show More Sentences The distinctive Basque culture was recognized by the rulers of Castile until the nineteenth century, when the Basques ' privileges were removed by the Spanish court. It is possible to listen to the music of many Basque composers, both contemporary and classical, and feel that the influence of the outside world has been paramount. Late in the afternoon of April 26, 1937 waves of bombers obliterated the ancient capital of Basque Spain, Guernica. Basque Americans have been relatively slow to establish a literary tradition, in part because so much of their background was based on an oral culture. The fight for the dissolution of repressive bodies and the release of political prisoners was forever linked with the demand for recognition of Basque sovereignty. These are not numbers of speakers of the minority languages, however, as the Catalan, Gallego, and Basque provinces all hold diverse populations and speech communities. The restaurants operate in harmony with certain south-western festivals such as the Espelette Festival in October, when lots of Basque songs are featured. The article reports that in recent years greater tolerance has allowed for more teaching of Occitan, Basque, Corsican and Alsation in France's schools. But the majority prefer to speak Basque because it's easier for them. Hake, red bream, tuna, Dover sole, and monkfish are the favourites, but anchovies, sardines and mackerel are also very much appreciated in the Basque Country. We were headed to the small port of St-Jean-de-Luz in the Basque country near the Spanish border. Traditional Basque folk poets improvise and sing rhymes on any subject. These languages include not only Dutch, German, and Scandinavian, Asian, and African languages, but less widely spoken languages such as Basque, Yiddish, and Greek. Mugaritz, in the Basque country in Spain, specializes in molecular gastronomy and is one of my favorite restaurants. Even Rioja, already Spain's leading table wine at the turn of the 19th century, found few markets other than neighbouring Basque country and South America. Conlangers are now looking to Tagalog, Basque, Georgian, Malagasay, and Aztec for ideas, instead of to Welsh, Finnish, and Hebrew, languages Tolkien drew upon for his Elvish. During the Franco years, effectively Catalan, Galician and Basque didn't exist, weren't allowed to be spoken or used in any public manner at all, or taught. He later goes to the Basque country and is exposed to the living language. Parts of the Basque Country have also become heavily industrialized. Aznar jumped to conclusions, quickly blaming Basque separatist organization ETA for the al Qaeda attack. Show More Sentences Regional languages and dialects such as Breton, Catalan, Corsican, Basque, Alsatian, and Flemish are still in use, and some are taught in regional schools. Only later, especially through Basque fishermen, who visited the region, came news of the fate of the colonists. Rapper teams also exist in Australia, Germany and the Basque Country of France. They populated central and northern Europe, while Basque speakers populated western Europe. A vote to choose the new Basque leader, or lehendakari, is expected this week. Bayonne is also a cultural capital, a city with strong Basque and Gascon influences and a rich historical past. Alternatives to the core Spanish identity were pressing only in the Catalon and Basque regions and not statewide. Bidart is also host to regular games of the fast and furious Basque sport pelota near the main square. Except for Basque, which is of unknown origin, most modern Iberian languages descend from Vulgar Latin. According to some of these intellects, Scandinavian people share particular genetic markers with the Basque people. Giants are rough but generally righteous characters of formidable strength living up the hills of the Basque Country. Some cider is also made in southwestern France, in the French part of the Basque Country. Ciders produced here are generally of the style seen in the Spanish part of the Basque Country. From the 1980s, government and gastronomic associations have worked to revive this culture in all Basque regions. The oak is a national symbol from the Basque Country, specially in the province of Biscay. Genetic research shows a strong similarity between the Y chromosome haplotypes of males from Basque country and Irish men with Gaelic surnames. Several coins from the 2nd and 1st centuries BC found in the Basque Country bear the inscription barscunes. Basque tribes were already mentioned in Roman times by Strabo and Pliny, including the Vascones, the Aquitani, and others. Currently about 33 percent of the population in the Basque Autonomous Community speaks Basque. Chilean historian Luis Thayer Ojeda estimated that 45 percent of immigrants to Chile in the 17th and 18th centuries were Basque. Show More Sentences Many of the original Tejanos had Basque blood, including those who fought in the Battle of the Alamo alongside many of the other Texans. In Chino, two annual Basque festivals celebrate the dance, cuisine, and culture of the peoples. The surrounding area of San Bernardino County has many Basque descendants as residents. This sense of Basque identity tied to the local language does not exist in isolation. Games between the Basque clubs and Catalan club USA Perpignan are always hard fought. Politically some Basque nationalists would like to integrate with the Basque Autonomous Community. Both the Spanish and French governments have, at times, suppressed Basque linguistic and cultural identity. Today, the Southern Basque Country within Spain enjoys an extensive cultural and political autonomy. The majority of schools under the jurisdiction of the Basque education system use Basque as the primary medium of teaching. In contrast, the desire for greater autonomy or independence is particularly common among leftist Basque nationalists. Additionally, the Basque population has virtually no B blood type, nor the related AB type. Several ancient DNA samples have been recovered and amplified from Palaeolithic sites in the Basque region. The success of Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin inspired the Ikastolak movement in the Basque Country and the Diwan movement in Brittany. Maltese is the only Semitic language that is official within the EU, while Basque is the only European language isolate. The Germans were attacking to support the efforts of Francisco Franco to overthrow the Basque government and the Spanish Republican government. Citizens may also address the Parliament in Basque, Catalan, Valencian and Galician. In 1542 Basque mariners came ashore at a natural harbour on the north east coast of the Strait of Belle Isle. In the Basque Country, they are attributed to the jentilak, a race of giants. In fact, the Basque region displays virtually no MtDNA for which Pontic Steppes origin could be claimed. Basque whalers would have given it such name after observing pods of orcas hunting baleen whales. Show More Sentences From 1628 to 1634 the island was plagued by pirate ships of French, Basque, English and Spanish origin. Though initial suspicions focused on the Basque terrorist group ETA, evidence soon emerged indicating Islamist involvement. Various regional styles of folk music abound in Aragon, Catalonia, Valencia, Castile, the Basque Country, Galicia, Cantabria and Asturias. In the Basque Country, the familiars were believed to be toads wearing elegant robes. Then Basque and Portuguese mariners established seasonal whaling and fishing outposts along the Atlantic coast in the early 16th century. After Cabot, the first European visitors to Newfoundland were Portuguese, Basque, Spanish, French and English migratory fishermen. Rains on the Basque coast are rarely persistent except during winter storms. The Fabrique Alza just outside the city is known for its palas, bats used in pelota, the traditional Basque sport. It now has special exhibitions on Basque agriculture, seafaring and pelota, handicrafts and Basque history and way of life. The Saracens crossed the mountains to claim Ardo's Septimania, only to encounter the Basque dynasty of Aquitaine, always the allies of the Goths. In Europe in the 1990s, examples of proponents of ethnic revivals were from Celtic fringes in Wales and nationalists in the Basque Country. In the Late Middle Ages, the Basque Country was ravaged by the War of the Bands, bitter partisan wars between local ruling families. Two northern realms, the Basque Navarre and Asturias, despite their small size, demonstrated an ability to maintain their independence. On the way home the rearguard of the army was ambushed and destroyed by Basque forces at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass. Fishing vessels with Basque, English, Portuguese, French and Spanish crews started to make seasonal expeditions. There are also small immigrant communities of Spaniards, Italians, Basque and Lebanese. This is the only area in Basque grammar where gender plays any role at all. Languages such as Occitan, Breton, Basque, Catalan and Corsican are to a great extent marginalised in France. In October 1956, he returned to Europe and met Basque writer Pio Baroja, who was seriously ill and died weeks later. The wealthy Basque families tended to provide for all children in some way while the less affluent had only one asset to provide to one child. Show More Sentences Basque cuisine is at the heart of Basque culture, influenced by the neighboring communities and the excellent produce from the sea and the land. Nowadays, the number of Basque speakers is maintaining its level or increasing slightly. A sprout of Protestantism in the continental Basque Country produced the first translation of the new Testament into Basque by Joanes Leizarraga. Christianisation of the Basque Country has been the topic of some discussion. It has been shown that some of these stories have entered Basque culture in recent centuries or as part of Roman superstition. Historically, Basque society can be described as being somewhat at odds with Roman and later European societal norms. The system of laws governing succession in the French Basque region reflected total equality between the sexes. In contrast to surrounding regions, ancient Basque inheritance patterns, recognised in the fueros, favour survival of the unity of inherited land holdings. About a quarter of a million people live in the French Basque Country. A widespread belief that Basque society was originally matriarchal is at odds with the current, clearly patrilineal kinship system and inheritance structures. The Spanish road system is mainly centralised, with six highways connecting Madrid to the Basque Country, Catalonia, Valencia, West Andalusia, Extremadura and Galicia. There is no case marking concord in Basque and case suffixes, including those fused with the article, are added only to the last word in a noun phrase. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, was a Basque. Basque is the only currently living Western European language isolate. Tree rings in the hull timbers from the 15th century ship found in Newport have been matched by scientists to tree rings in contemporary buildings in the Basque Country. Transitivity is a thoroughgoing division of Basque verbs, and it is necessary to know the transitivity of a particular verb in order to conjugate it successfully. It is possible that the original sound was an apical sibilant, like the Basque s, which is halfway between a hissing sibilant and a hushing sibilant. Along with independence or autonomist parties in Brittany and the Basque Country, there is also the flurry of electoral activity among the Corsicans. These encierros, as well as other bull and bullock related activities are not exclusive to Pamplona but are traditional in many towns and villages of the Basque country. From the mixture between the Basque and Latin language Gascon was created. Show More Sentences An annual summer festival has been held in the commune since 1932 for five days organized around parades, bulls races, fireworks, and music in the Basque and Gascon tradition. It is the seat of the cultural association of Muslims in the Basque Coast. In July 1795, after graduation, Lowell set out on a merchant ship carrying cargo to various places including Basque Country in Spain and Bordeaux, France. On the basis of this putative root, Arana proposed the name Euzkadi for an independent Basque nation, composed of seven Basque historical territories. As the Basques had no law of joint inheritance, but practised primogeniture, Lupus in effect founded a hereditary dynasty of Basque rulers of an expanded Aquitaine. In Spain, the 13-year-old, who has autism, will perform at The Kursaal Convention Centre with The Basque Symphony Orchestra in front of thousands of world delegates. Suarez told the Carter administration that 'Ulsterisation' of the Basque problem would present a serious threat to Spain's precarious democratic regime. One item of evidence in favour of this hypothesis is found in the Spanish book Compendio Historial, written in 1571 by the Basque writer Esteban de Garibay. One infamous operation was the bombing of Guernica in the Basque country. Cider has also been popular in the Basque Country for centuries. Three prominent examples are Els Segadors of Catalonia, Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia of the Basque Country, and Os Pinos of Galicia, all written and sung in the local languages. The making and drinking of cider is traditional in several areas of northern Spain, mainly Galicia, the Principality of Asturias, Cantabria, and the Basque Country. Basque vessels had been fishing cod shoals off Newfoundland's coasts since the beginning of the 16th century, and their crews used the natural harbour at Placentia. Some Basque surnames were adapted from old baserri or habitation names. Recent Basque Government policies aim to change this pattern, as they are viewed as potential threats against mainstream usage of the minority tongue. Order a Picon Punch, the fabled orange bitters-grenadine cocktail of Basque sheepherders who made their way from the Pyrenees to tramp with Nevada's livestock. The Basque language, which was traditionally spoken by most of the region's population outside the BAB urban zone, is today rapidly losing ground to French. The Basque language is the best candidate for a descendant of such a language, but since Basque is a language isolate, there is no comparative evidence to build upon. Reno, Nevada, where the Center for Basque Studies and the Basque Studies Library are located at the University of Nevada, is another significant nucleus of Basque population. In 1613, Basque, Dutch, and French whaling vessels resorted to Bellsund, but were either ordered away by armed English vessels or forced to pay a fine of some sort. Show More Sentences Similarly to Catalonia and the Basque Country, the Galician Football Federation also periodically fields a national team against international opposition. The Republic offered political autonomy to the linguistically distinct regions of Basque Country, Catalonia and Galicia and gave voting rights to women. Examples from Classical Literature The speech of the Basque country is first of all a langue, not a corrupted, mixed-up patois. The boatmen of the Malabar Coast face the surf singing no other than the refrain that the Basque women murmur over the cradle. Evidently this is not the race of which Mr. Murray speaksneither Iberian nor Basque. The Mexicans, Indians and Basque shepherds regard the monkey-faced owl as an omen of ill-luck. Pellisson was shut up with a Basque who used to play to him on the musette. He was a monarchist of the Basque stamp by race, by education, by conviction. This conclusion has not, however, met with general acceptance and the affinities of Basque with Finno-Ugrian cannot be overlooked. The other feature is the court or fronton where is played the jeu de paume, or, to give it its Basque nomenclature, pelota. She was talking low to herself, but she spoke in Basque which he did not understand. The girl was the wilful daughter of a Basque rancher over on the Porcupine. Red water control for the production of drinking water from the inland basins of the Basque Country. Drawing his theory from this model, Kortazar points to resemblances as well as divergencies between the Galician and Basque literary systems. The obvious thing was to question the Basque as to long-ago events. Whenever a man talks indifferent Spanish, he says he is from the Basque. He had a long white beard and white hair, on which he wore a flat Basque cap. We, the undersigned, are the recognized champions of pelota Basque. With regard to syntax, the Basque resembles all agglutinative languages. You see, that old Basque who was killed was a monopolist, too. This was especially, but not exclusively, the case among supporters of the most organized of the political parties, the Basque Nationalists and the Carlists. His skills eventually landed him a place in the Alaves youth set-up but word spread of his ability and he was signed by Basque giants Athletic Bilbao as a teenager. Show More Sentences The Carlists defended tradition, including respect for the Basque charters, while the Liberals were associated with progressive politics of a French hue. Find more words! 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