Here's what a site on the Basques says about the language: "Although there are theories (none of them proven beyond a doubt) that Basque is related to other languages (such as the Georgian family of languages in the Caucasus, or the Berber language family of Africa, or even the Quechua language of Latin America), so far the only thing most experts agree on is that Euskara is in a language family by itself. That is, it is not related to any other language in the world. It is, therefore, not an Indo-European language (the large group to which English, French, Spanish, and Russian belong)."
Which just goes to show you what I know: I always assumed the Basque language (Euskara) to be a combination of French and Spanish, given where they live. Now I know different. One thing I will say, the Basques make very cool berets. Much better than the smaller French beret, in my opinion. They're floppier, and hang just right... <g> cheers, frank Raimo Korhonen wrote: > No real similarities between Basque and Finno-Ugric languages. > All the best! -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
