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Let me count the ways (ea zenbat garen):

Euskal Herria
Euskalerria
Eskual Herria
Euskadi/Euzkadi
Pais Vasco
Pays Basque
Bascongadas/Vascongadas
Autonomia Foral de Navarra
Nafarroa
Navarra/Navarre
Comunidad Autonoma de Euskadi ?
Hegoalde
Iparralde
Bizkaia, Araba/Alava, Zuberoa/Ziberoa/Xiberua....etab
Pyrenees Atlantiques
Basses Pyrenees
.........
Agian badire gehio ere, baina iadanik ahaztu zait ze herri den hau.
.....
We have to try to quit confusing ourselves and the readers, but
the perception that this country is really divided or lacks a definite
personality is inescapable.
Therefore, I would propose to take a poll to find some ways to minimize
the maze.
"Holako lorrinik!", gure amak esaten zuen.
JMallea


On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Lagun Batzuen wrote:

> It means the same thing in EHJ. Sometimes we have made mistakes (sending
> the stuff without editing because of lack of help) trying to write for
> two audiences, the Basques and the international community, and make
> things easier to be understood. For example, if writing for the Basque
> audience it would be better to call the Baascongadas by its official
> name: the Basque Autonomy Community; so Nafarroa: the Navarrese
> Foral Community. But this creates confussion for the readers not familiar
> with the Basque mess. We have received comments on EHJ's political map
> saying: "Ah, but I didn't know the Basque Country was autonomous!"
>
> We decided to use Bascongadas (not in a bad way) for Araba, Bizkaia and
> Gipuzkoa; and Navarre, for Euskal Herria south.  But we are open to
> suggestions and good constructive criticism and appreaciate your
> comments.
>
> Jokin Z.