Series of presentations about Basque Culture and Language within the "Puzzling Pieces of the European Puzzle" Comenius project (2011-2013) Basque Culture, music & dance, history, origins, art, and so on. "Puzzling Pieces of the European Puzzle" Comenius proiektuaren (2011-2013) barruan egindako aurkezpenak. Euskal kultura, musika, historia eta ezaugarriak tratatzen dituzten aurkezpenak.

1. Salustio Cayo Crispo (86-
35 B.C) was the historian
and politican that first
wrote the word “baskoi”.
From then onwards this
word was used to
describe the Basque
Country.
When the Romans
arrived in the
Basque Country,
they met the people
called vascoiak.

2. BARDULOS MOTOR KULTURE
Nowadays even a motor club uses the ancient name barduli in its nomenclature.

3. Recession of the Basque language through centuries
5,000 years ago Basque language’s territorial span was
much bigger than now.

4. Basque first written remains were found when the
Romans got to the Basque Country.
They were found in Aquitaine on a stele (a stone with an
inscription). The written word was andere which means “woman”.
(It can be found at Le Musée de Toulouse (France))

5. 1.- Glosae millianenses
The first manuscripts were found in San Millan de Suso´s monastery.
FIRST WRITTEN WORDS
Old Basque Modern Basque English
Aragui haragi meat
araing arrain fish
ardum ardo wine
andrea andrea woman
2.- In 1140 the pilgrim Aymeric Picaud went through the Basque territory
and picked up some Basque words and expressions, thinking that it would be
useful for other pilgrims.

6. Euskara (basque) dialects in 1856
One of the first
scientific studies of
Basque was made
by Louis-Lucien
Bonaparte (a
descendant of
Napoleon).

7. Euskara dialects in 2008
Koldo Zuazo, Professor of Basque Philology at the University of the Basque
Country, redefined the dialect classifications in 2008.
• Western (Biscayan)
• Central (Gipuzkoan)
• Eastern Navarrese
• Navarrese-Lapurdian
• Souletin

8. EUSKARA BATUA IN 1970
Euskara Batua was created in the
1960s and 1970s as an attempt to
unite the different dialects of
Basque. Euskara Batua is a
standard variety of Basque.
Euskara Batua (or standard
Basque) makes the language
more accessible to education
and book publishing.
The standard version of Basque was created by the Euskaltzaindia (Royal
Academy of the Basque Language), mainly based on the central Basque
dialect and on written tradition.

9. LINGUAE VASCONUM
PRIMITIAE
The first book printed
in Basque by Bernard
Etxepare in1545.

10. Basque University (Euskal Herriko
Unibertsitatea)
Its motto is an old saying in Basque “Eman ta zabal zazu” (Give
and distribute [the fruit]), from Gernikako Arbola, a Basque
anthem from the 19th century. Its logo by the well-known sculptor
Eduardo Chillida is an interpretation of the oak in Gernika.

11. BASQUE
NEWSPAPERS
&
MAGAZINES