Beginner's Basque Audio CD Language Course.

Hippocrene Books. 283 pages. Beginner's Basque with 2 Audio CDs provides an excellent introduction to one of the most ancient languages of Western Europe. It is ideal for both classroom use and self-study. Basque is one of the world's most enigmatic languages; it is believed to be a language isolate--a language with no known linguistic relatives. It has been spoken for more than 2,000 years in the area where it is still used today, in the Pyrenees Mountains in north-central Spain and southwestern France. It is also spoken by immigrant communities around the world, including in the United States, Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia. INCLUDES: -introduction to the Basque region. -12 practical language lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and expressions. -comprehensive grammar explanations. -review exercises with answer key. --Basque-English and English-Basque glossaries. -2 audio CDs of dialogues and vocabulary with correct pronunciation by native Basque speakers.