Redes - Basque: The oldest living language in Europe (english subs)

The history of the European languages in 2 minutes.
Redes - Los Orígenes De Las Especies ( english subtitles ).
Nets - The Origins Of Species ( On the origin of the species ).
Documentary about the origins of the European languages, and about the origin of the oldest living (spoken) language in Europe: Euskera.
Looks like all actual European languages are the evolution of a common language that came into Europe 8 thousand years ago, called the Indo-European language. But there is one language in Europe, which does not belong to that common language called Indo-European language, and looks like the evolution of some language that was spoken in Europe 20 thousand years ago: The name of this oldest spoken European language is Euskera. But this language has not it´s own country; surprising ...

So, are Basque people a country or not? They have not precisely a short history ...

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[t3hslowpoke]

Thanks for the ruining video with retarded spanish voiceover. Yeah, totally makes sense to put english subtitles for ENGLISH original voice as well as add SPANISH voiceover.

[EuskalHerriaEH]

@t3hslowpoke Yes, I re-edited the video by my own, adding these subtittles, because the spanish tv put the spanish voicecover, and you cant even understand the original voices. I don´t own anything about this video, I just put the subtittles.

Greetings, and thanks for your comment.

[KnowlegeIsPower1210]

Basque is indeed very special to humanity. It's an ancient Lyran tongue that is more or less very similar to its origin. The Basque people are quite special and sacred in that respect to all of our human origins.

[EuskalHerriaEH]

@KnowlegeIsPower1210 Hello.

As you say, Euskara, Basque, is quite special for humanity; but I do not agree when you say that Basque has Lyran originin, because I do not know what language exacly is this one. Their origin is quite cufusing for those experts on languages, but it could have an african origin.

What it minds is the next one in my opinion; Basques have not their own country, and our abilities as a country are controled by spanish and french governments

One Love.

[GuyNamedSean]

I'm going to guess that this video was from Spain, considering the French hardly let anyone speak Euskara. That may also explain why it sounds closer to Spanish than any other language I know, despite being markably different.

[EuskalHerriaEH]

@GuyNamedSean I think it has no much sense when you say that Euskera sounds closer to spanish than to any other language, because as it is said on this video, all those languages you know where created about 8 thousands years ago, while Euskera was created about 20 thousands years ago. And this is why Euskara does not sound close not to spanish neither to other languages, not at least those indoeropean languages, the actual european languages we know nowadays.

[tirpitz19]

Speaking over the original language of the video is a horrible and nasty habit.

Use subtitles people !

[EuskalHerriaEH]

@Beowulfsonur Yes,but I think that the most interesting thing is not said on the video.We have our own language, wn culture,own traditions,own mitology,so we are our own country in Basque Country;there is just one problem. t is that spanish and french goverments DO NOT let us to deceide our future,they do not let us to DEMOCRATICALY vote for an independece,because they creat laws to force Basque Country to be part of theyr nations.Spain and France are oppressors who takes our Human Rights.

Tnx

[8Maik]

studying those languages can reveal a lot on the nature european men. for example i found out that basque has some words in common with other languages who are, in part, uncategorized. for example in albanian, pig is "derri", in basque is "txerri".

[HesseJamez]

Even the Basques themselve don't know where they came from....all neighbours have romanic languages like French, Spanish or Katalan. Basque isn't classified until now.

[t3hslowpoke]

@EuskalHerriaEH Eh, got it. Stupid TV of any country ruining good stuff with voiceovers is not a new thing.