Euskadi is one of the parts of northern Spain that stands out the most for its extensive historical and cultural legacy. The heritage and different traditions hidden in the municipalities of Guipúzcoa, Álava and Vizcaya make this autonomous community one of the most special and interesting in the country. One of the aspects that most differentiates Euskadi is the presence of its rich language, considered the oldest in the entire Iberian Peninsula.
It is about the Basquethe traditional language of the Basques that is also spoken in parts of Navarra and has been the only one that managed to survive the Indo-European migrations. This has been studied by numerous philologists, linguists and humanists, but its origin remains unknown. Despite this, It has more than 800,000 native speakers.
Basque has a varied morphosyntax, a rich verbal structure and different declensions. Its etymology has been the subject of debate, since most of its terms come from proto-Basquealthough the passage of time has meant that many others derive from other languages coming from Latin that have influenced their society.
How to say ‘boyfriend’ and ‘girlfriend’ in Basque
As with other languages, in Basque there are some special terms to define different types of relationships, such as kinship or love relationships. Regarding the latter, The word used will depend on the gender.. In this way, in Basque it is used neska-laguna to refer to a girlfriend and mutil-lagoon for a boyfriend
Although both terms are used to express a romantic relationship, if translated literally, it does not have a meaning related to boyfriends and girlfriends. The Basque word lagoon means ‘friend’ and depending on the term that precedes it, the gender to which it is meant is marked, so neska-laguna It would be ‘girl friend’ and mutil-lagoon It would be ‘boy friend’.
Other curious expressions in Basque
- ‘Muxutruk da’: This expression is used to say that something is free.
- ‘Kalean use, etxean otso’: the translation into Spanish would be ‘on calle paloma and in casa lobo’
- ‘Usteak erdi ustel’: It is used when there is no certainty about a matter or something is a lie.
- ‘Esne mamitan bizi’: to describe someone who likes to live everything in style.
- ‘Begitan hartu’: to express that another person has caught your mania.
- ‘Zozoak beleari, ipurbeltz’: It is the same as the well-known expression ‘the frying pan said to the saucepan’.
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