Basque is one of the oldest living languages.
Basque is not related to any other Latin language, such as Spanish or French, and is completely unique. The language was spoken in most rural Basque areas until the end of the 19th century, even though they were part of Spain.
Is Spanish similar to Basque?
Basque, so at the phonetic level they are fairly similar. Basque and Spanish have very similar phonetics. This is due to Spanish having its origin in the vulgar latin spoken in a Basque-speaking or previous Basque-speaking population in northeartesn Castile (few kilometers from the border of modern Basque Country).
What language is closest to Basque?
Modern Basque, a descendant or close relative of Aquitanian and Proto-Basque, is the only Pre-Indo-European language that is extant in western Europe.
