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Article #182Re: Shallow and more profound identities
From: Mikel Haranburu
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 00:00
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> I think the point of this matter is that there are many ways in > which one can be "Basque" (e.g., native language, secondary > language, culture, political involvement, blood-line, surname, > geographical location, self-identification, etc.) The radicals > would no doubt say that one must have all these pieces in place to > truly be Basque (i.e., have Basque as their mother tongue [not that > artificial Batua stuff!], have a Basque surname and a mother who is > Basque, continue speaking Basque, live in the Euskalherria, call > oneself a Basque, and involve oneself politically in Euskalherria.) > Some might even go so far as to say that only those involved in > Herri Batasuna are truly Basque. (Tira, tira, bazirudik hemen norberak erabakitzen duela baskoa denentz; ez omen zagok erabateko erabakigarririk, ez eta hizkuntza, mintzaira bera ere. Euskal ezaugarrietarik batzu dituenak, ehuneko 60 esan dezagun, lasai asko esan lezakek ez dela baskoa; Basque zerrendan hain idazle oparoa den Josperrek, esate baterako. Eta ehuneko 40 besterik ez duen batek, aldiz, esan lezakek baietz, baskoa dela. Ez nekian baskoa izatea klub bateko kide izatea bezalakoa zenik. Bide honetan, agian egunen batean erabakiko diat ni ez naizela baskoa, langabezira uzten banaute behintzat. Alabaina, zer izan ninteke baskoa ez banaiz? ingelesa, frantsesa, espainola akaso? ez zekiat, baina, Iruqea honetan frantsesez edo ingelesez bizitzen zaila duk, eta ziuraski auzoek espainoltzat hartuko naitek, espainieraz ongi moldatzen bainaiz... Izanen ote naiz orduan gutxienez euskalduna, ala baskoa ez izatean euskalduntasuna ere galduko dut?) Mikel H, which is more fluent in spanish than in english. ------------------------ Mikel Haranburu - Iruqea mikelh@eusnet.org ------------------------
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