|
Basque is said to be virtually unlearnable - if you weren't born to into you'll never learn it; or so they say! Linguistic experts say it is most closely related to Magyar, the national language of Hungary, they don't fully understand its historical origins. I've also read that that it is so circumlocutory that most speakers prefer Castellano, but preserve Basque for reasons of cultural regional identity and pride.
Gallego, the regional language of Galicia is no more and no less than Portuguese, although some Gallegos deny it!
Catalán is spoken not only in Cataluña (Barcelona, Gerona, Lerida (Lleida) and Tarragona and also Andorra, but right down through Castellon, Valencia and Alicante where they call it Valenciá (or Valenciano).
It's also spoken in Mallorca (Mallorqín), Menorca (Menorquín) and Ibiza (Ibicenco) and also is widely spoken in SW France.
Then there's Aragonés and Asturiano!
(Edit)
Mi señora tells me that Asturiano and Aragonés are variants of Basque.
__________________
Me ayudaríais si me hicierais el favor de corregir mis errores.
Last edited by Sancho Panther; May 21, 2013 at 06:37 AM.
|