Difference between revisions of "Basque language"
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'''Basque''' is a language spoken by approximately 1 million people the [[Basque country]] in [[France]] and [[Spain]]. | '''Basque''' is a language spoken by approximately 1 million people the [[Basque country]] in [[France]] and [[Spain]]. | ||
It is unusual in being a language isolate not related to the surrounding [[Indo-European language]]s. | It is unusual in being a language isolate not related to the surrounding [[Indo-European language]]s. | ||
| − | In Basque, the subject of an intransitive verb is in the absolutive case, while the subject of a transitive verb is marked with the ergative case. | + | In Basque, the subject of an intransitive verb is in the absolutive case, while the subject of a transitive verb is marked with the ergative case. In spanish, the language is often called el euskera. |
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
Revision as of 03:59, May 27, 2010
Basque is a language spoken by approximately 1 million people the Basque country in France and Spain. It is unusual in being a language isolate not related to the surrounding Indo-European languages. In Basque, the subject of an intransitive verb is in the absolutive case, while the subject of a transitive verb is marked with the ergative case. In spanish, the language is often called el euskera.