joseba_
joseba_ t1_iwj2c91 wrote
Reply to Irulegui Hand: Researchers claim to have found earliest document written in Basque 2,100 years ago by IslandChillin
Should be highlighted the previous "oldest writings in basque" we had (Glosas Emilianses) dated from either the 10th or 11th centuries. These scribes also included the first few Castilian Spanish writings so this new discovery is really remarkable and highlights the isolated nature of early Basque settlers
joseba_ t1_iwj2t50 wrote
Reply to comment by IslandChillin in Irulegui Hand: Researchers claim to have found earliest document written in Basque 2,100 years ago by IslandChillin
Thats a remarkably similar word to what we use today in euskera : zorioneko. Euskera was a very free form language, mostly relying on spoken word, up until the 1980s when Euskaltzaindia introduced "Euskera batua". In a way, the euskera spoken in the early 20th century should be really similar to whatever version of it they were speaking 2000 years ago, it's really impressive