Christopher Schouten moved to the Basque country in the 90s to learn a new language. But in doing so, he became one with a whole new culture. How is the identity of a culture transferred? For many ...

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 ...

It's break-time in Lauaxeta school and children of all ages are running, playing, jostling and chatting in its large grounds. This school, or ikastola, is a group of modern buildings set in the green, ...

Part poetry-slam, part hip-hop freestyling, part a cappella singing and 100 percent improvisational, the tradition of bertsolaritza has become a cultural signifier for the Basque diaspora. Thousands ...

In a warehouse-like space on a narrow island in Bilbao, Spain, linguists and technologists are testing the possibilities of automated translation. Their projects include antispoofing work to better ...

In summer 2021, archaeologists in northern Spain were excited to unearth a flat, hand-shaped artifact made of bronze from a dig site not far from Pamplona. But only later, when they began the careful ...

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 ...

Researchers think the inscription is written in a Vasconic language spoken in northeastern Spain before the arrival of the Romans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...