10 Interesting Facts about Basque

8. Speaking of dialects, there are many

Even by the most optimistic estimates, Basque is still a relatively small language. But that doesn’t mean it’s uniform. Depending on whom you ask, Basque has five to nine different dialects. As it happens in mountainous regions where every village can develop their own tongue, these dialects differ from one another to an extent where speakers from different regions might find it difficult to understand each other.