Basque. Language & Culture.
Euskara is the language of the Basque people and the cultural banner of the Basque Country. The normalisation and teaching of Basque, and the promotion of Basque arts and culture within and beyond our borders are the aims of these organisations.
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Etxepare Basque Institute
Basque Government´s agency responsible for promoting Basque arts, culture and language worldwide.
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Department of Culture and Language Policy
This is the Basque Government department responsible for overseeing the normalisation of the Basque language and promoting and disseminating artistic and cultural activities.
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Euskaltzaindia
Founded in 1918, Euskaltzaindia is the official academy in charge of safeguarding the Basque language. Its mission is to study and formulate grammar rules, promote its use and protect its rights.
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Kontseilua
Platform that brings together several associations aimed at developing the Basque language to its full potential.
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BASQUE. LANGUAGE
Do you want to learn more about euskara, the Basque language? Download this book for free. (Basque - English version).
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BASQUE. BERTSOLARITZA
Do you want to learn more about bertsolaritza, the improvied Basque verse singing? Download this book for free. (Basque - English version).
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BASQUE. ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
Do you want to learn more about Basque architecture and design? Download this book for free. (Basque - English version).
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BASQUE. CUISINE
Do you want to learn more about Basque cuisine? Download this book for free. (Basque - English version).
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10 things to know about Basque culture
It´s not easy to condense the culture of a country into a brief brochure. This is an attempt to spark curiosity and encourage readers to learn more about the Basque language, culture and contemporary creation.
Other usefull information
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EKE (Basque Cultural Institute)
Cultural institution based in the Northern Basque Country (France) whose mission is to promote the Basque culture.
Institución Príncipe de Viana
Cultural entity of the Government of Navarre responsible for conserving and promoting the region’s cultural heritage, developing cultural events and supporting artists.
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Ahotsak.eus
Online portal to archival sources of Basque oral history and heritage. Ahotsak works to keep our many dialects alive.
Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia
Online encyclopaedia that defines all disciplines of Basque culture.
Euskal Etxeak
Associations around the world whose objectives include the preservation and promotion of Basque culture and identity.
Kulturklik
Cultural information run by the Department of Culture and Language Policy of the Basque Government. Kulturklic features a calendar of latest news in the area of culture and grant opportunities for industry professionals.
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Eusko Ikaskuntza
Research-oriented association that works to provide global and integrative responses to the social challenges of the Basque Country.
Fundación Puntueus
Entity responsible for managing and supervising the Internet domain name ´.eus´ for the purpose of unifying the Basque language and culture digital community.
Mintzola Ahozko Lantegia
Using the Basque tradition of improvised verse (bertsolaritza) as a cornerstone, the aim of Mintzola is to open a debate on oral tradition and encourage interaction between other associated disciplines.
Soziolinguistika Klusterra
Association working to generate and manage sociolinguistic knowledge in order to respond to the challenges, interests and needs of Basque language revitalisation.
Topagunea
Movement that brings together Basque language associations and local media in order to encourage and increase the use of Basque in everyday life.
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AEK
Association whose mission is for everyone in the Basque Country to be familiar with Euskara and for people to feel comfortable speaking the Basque language in their everyday lives. To this end, AEK is dedicated to all areas of Basque language standardisation: knowledge, use and promotion.
Aurten Bai Fundazioa
The main objective of ABF is to promote and disseminate the Basque culture and language using the most advanced technologies available.
HABE
Basque Government body responsible for teaching Basque and Basque-language literacy to adults. The focus is on language courses and accreditation.
Maizpide barnetegi euskaltegia
The mission of this full immersion live-in school is to teach the Basque language and culture.
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Ikas (Basque Education Service)
Association that offers materials for the network of public and private schools, ikastolas and AEK schools.
Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia
Service of Euskaltzaindia whose aim is to collect and organize the lexicon of all stages and dialects of Basque. Available in hard copy.
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FEVA - Federation of Basque-Argentine Entities
One of the objectives of the Federation of Basque-Argentine Entities is to preserve and promote Basque culture and identity.
FIVU - Federation of Basque Institutions of Uruguay
One of the objectives of the Federation of Basque Centres in Uruguay is to preserve and promote Basque culture and identity.
NABO North American Basque Organizations
The goal of NABO is to preserve and promote Basque culture and identity.
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