#basque language

you bet she does! 🫡

Errementari (2017, Paul Urkijo Alijo)

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I decided to switch it up a bit with my Euskara lessons so I found this beautiful poem by momentuaak on Instagram which was already translated to Spanish in the original caption

Batzuetan ez dakit nora joan.

Batzuetan galduta sentitzen naiz.

Batzuetan errutinak itotzen egiten nau eta ihes egin behar dut.

Batzuetan bakarrik zure begi berdeak berriro ikustea behar dut, bertan bakea sentitzen dudalako.

Nahiz eta batzuetan begi horietatik ihes egin nahi dudan.

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In Basque we don’t say “cancer”, we say “minbizia” which roughly translates to “intense pain” and I think it’s quite accurate in every sense.

In Basque we don’t say “give birth”, we say “erditu” which translates to “divide by two” and I think it’s beautiful.

In Basque we don’t say “moon” we say “Ilargi” which translates to “the light of the dead”.

In Basque we don’t say “desert”, we say “basamortu”, which roughly translates to “dead forest”.

In Basque we don’t say “free”, we say “musutruk” which translates to “in exchange of a kiss”. Example: Musutruk emango dizut. Translation: I’ll give it to you for free (I’ll give it to you in exchange of a kiss).

Explanation: The Basque language is an ancestral language spoken in the north of Spain and in the south of France. It’s the oldest language of Europe.