Euskaldunak (Basque) | |
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Total population | |
c. 3 million | |
Languages | |
Basque • Spanish • French | |
Religion | |
Christianity (mostly Catholicism) |
The Basques are an ethnic group from the western Pyrenees.[1] Basques speak the Basque language and share ancestry with ancient Vascones and Aquitanians.[2][3]
Basques are indigenous to area known as the Euskal Herria, located on the coast of the Bay of Biscay on the Iberian Peninsula and south-western France.[3]
The Basque language (endonym: euskara) is spoken by 25%-30%[4] of people in Basque Country. Basque is a language isolate and is unlike other languages.
Basque pelota is a sport played in Basque Country and other places of the world. Jai Alai, a type of Basque pelota, can be found in the United States and Macau.
Traditionally, Basques are Catholic. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, was a Basque.