Basque language (Euskara): Language people the Basque country. It is spoken by 27% of the Basque Co

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Bertsolari: The poet who composed the music and performed, often in duet with bertsolari else. Traditionally, men were the bertsolaris. But recently, women also practice the art, and won the 2008 championship by a woman: Maialen Lujanbio, and also came second in the championship in 2013.
Basque language (Euskara): Language people the Basque country. It is spoken by 27% of the Basque Country (714,136 out of 2,648,998). Basque is considered one of Europe's oldest languages, and there is no link has been found between it and the one other language. Strict rules of the language suffered during Franco's control over Spain, but it is now thriving.
Here we are among the fifteen thousand people who had gathered lake fork at a stadium in Barakaldo, Basque poet to watch the eight competing. All is done through the Basque language. The competition is also broadcast lake fork on Basque TV channel to an audience of thousands.
Basque lake fork Country Population: 3 million Number who speak the Basque language: 720,000 Percentage of the population who speak Basque Language: 24% Number of audience Championship Bertsolaritza 2013: 15,000 Percentage of Basque speakers lake fork in the stadium in 2013: about 2%
Wales Population: 3 million Number of Welsh speakers in Wales: 560,000 Percentage of the population speak Welsh: 19% Number of audience in Denbighshire lake fork Eisteddfod Stomp: 90 Percentage of Welsh speakers in the Stomp: 0.02%
They take their place on stage by squaring their shoulders, and stretch their muscles as if physical battle is about to begin. They coughed aside, and look serious. And we began a fierce competition lake fork that lasts from 11 am until 9 at night short of poetry improvisation. No music has been prepared, no paper or pencil anywhere near the place. No harp or piano, than Odliadur, lake fork than a pint in hand (or three on the floor).
The poets are challenged individually, or in pairs depending on the round, to compose poems strict on the most bizarre and unexpected themes lake fork ever. Here is an example: the presenter greets two of middle-aged lake fork male competitors:
"Imagine lake fork you're a girl you 16 newly discovered she was pregnant, and you imagine that you are the boy who is 16 was found pregnant. And off you go ... "
I'm laughing out loud imagining two men had discussed the subject, and a circle with a radius of about 6 rows of people turn to look at me-downs. lake fork I, with other guests from countries all over the world in a special VIP box at the stadium are spoiling us in tatters with tools translated into English, Spanish or French. We have plenty of room to stretch our legs, plenty of room to do starjumps also an even, while the Basques and avid fans bertsolaritza like sardines in the stadium. I feel guilty and regret laughing while the couple in their forties stood on stage in complete silence compose in their heads. Silence in full respect and admiration, nobody hydnoed cough while the poets prepare. It is possible that this, of all the wonder that I see in the stadium today that amazes me most of all.
The silence lasting enough minutes to soft boil egg, and suddenly the man first stepped to the microphone. It is a penetrating stare ahead of him, and cleared his throat, pitching a perfect note in his head, and begins to chant. I can only just be grateful that the poor translator who had to try to translate the Basque improvised singing this time on-the-clueless lake fork unworthy to us in our box, but some lines here can only point butt to understand. But essentially print the poem was this:
Man 1: "Coeli not ever! But I'm expecting a baby. We played a sloppy, but hey luck, Ryden was young but in love. Ryden was young but in love. "[Wild lake fork cheers of approval from the audience] Man 2:" In love, my love is true. But baby? Oh dear me. Are you sure I'm the father? Are you sure I'm the father? "[More clapping and yelling, and everyone joined in the last line that is repeated every time] Man 1:" lake fork Yes I am sure that ffycar little shameless. How could you ask something so terrible? We were in love, and you refused to wear a condom. Yes, you refused to wear a condom. "[Audience love that Man 1, which act the girl, as effectively communicate an argument, but nobody laughs] Man 2:" Fair enough, I will accept that I am the