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Zubieta in the Basque Pyrenees

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Georgina Howard
Wednesday, 17 August 2022 / Published in Basque Culture and Tradition, Basque Mythology, Ituren carnivals, The Basque Language, Visit the Pyrenees, Walking in the Pyrenees, Zubieta carnivals
Typical farmhouse in Zubieta
Zubieta is a traditional Basque village in the Pyrenees, its contrasts and contradictions, values of equality, honour and 'hard graft' are typical of Basque mountain life.
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The Basque Language – Onomatopoeias and other Idiosyncrasies

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Georgina Howard
Saturday, 04 February 2017 / Published in Basque Lifestyle, The Basque Language
The Basque language seems inscrutable! When you first look at Basque language it appears an unfathomable language full of X’s, Z’s and K’s – all those letters that you don’t want to be left with after a game of Scrabble! It is so totally different from any other language and where, in Europe, a drop of
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The Basque Language and its Origins

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Georgina Howard
Friday, 20 March 2015 / Published in Basque Culture and Tradition, The Basque Language
Basque tradition
The Stone-age Roots of the Basque Language. Many linguists agree that the Basque language is the oldest in Europe and that its origins clearly date back to the Neolithic period. However, certain sources seem to indicate that their roots go even further back in time. An example that seems to support this hypothesis is the interesting
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Mummy, I can’t speak English! (The languages used between bilinguals).

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Georgina Howard
Monday, 21 February 2011 / Published in Basque Lifestyle, Bilingual Families, The Basque Language
Marion at school in local peasant dress
On Friday, I sent an e-mail to François Grosjean, Emeritus Professor of Psycholinguistics, from the University of Neuchatel, about my 6-year-old daughter, Marion, and her tri-lingualism. Within hours François had emailed me a very personal reply of which I was extremely appreciative and had me mulling over the characteristics and quirks of her tri-lingual nature
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Gure Bazterrak

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Georgina Howard
Wednesday, 19 January 2011 / Published in Basque music, The Basque Language
Spanish guitar ballads over dinner with Edorta
I have just found a video on You Tube that Vic put up a couple of years back – so thanks Vic. It shows Edorta, a friend of ours and professional cantautor singing what has become over the years something of a signature tune for us all on our Spanish language & Walking holidays and basque Cultural
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Spanish Courses in Spain. One good reason to learn Spanish with the Basques!

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Georgina Howard
Tuesday, 18 May 2010 / Published in Learning Spanish in Spain, The Basque Language
Basque feast in the square
    The Costas Spain is wonderfully diverse; not only do its foods and fiestas change tantalisingly from one region to the next but so too do its accents! So where best should you look for Spanish courses in Spain? The ´Costas’ can be struck off the list pretty quickly. They are so full of
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