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Navarrese
Navarros (Spanish)
Nafarak (Basque)
Regions with significant populations
Diaspora
 Argentina8,986[1]
 France5,468[1]
 United States2,966[1]
 Mexico2,668[1]
 Ecuador2,136[1]
 United Kingdom2,293[1]
 Germany1,568[1]
 Chile1,568[1]
 Uruguay1,322[1]
Languages
Basque, Spanish, Navarrese
Religion
Roman Catholic[2]
Related ethnic groups
Basques, Spaniards

The Navarrese people (Spanish: navarros) are an ethnic group native to Navarre and a subclass of the Basque people.[3]

Etymology

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There are two proposed etymologies for Navarrese, being a demonym for one from Navarre.[4]

  • Basque nabarra (declined absolute singular of nabar), meaning "brownish, multicolour"
  • A portmanteau of Basque naba (plain, valley) and herri (people, land)

Characteristics

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Languages

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The original language of the Navarrese is Basque, though few Navarrese speak Basque nowadays.[5] The Euskeraren Adiskideak was founded to promote and perserve Basque within the Navarrese.[6] During the era of the Kingdom of Navarre, the Béarnese dialect of Occitan was an official language,[7] but eventually displaced by a dialect of Navarro-Aragonese,[8] which eventually became Navarrese within the Navarrese people.[9]

Emigration

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In 2024, it was reported there were around 38,000 Navarrese living abroad.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Iraola, Javier (2024-03-19). "Más de 38.000 navarros viven en el extranjero, un 3,8% más que en 2023". Diario de Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish).
  2. ^ Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and London Edition of Chambers' Encyclopaedia, with Copious Additions by American Editors. American Book Exchange. 1880. p. 433.
  3. ^ a b Iraola, Javier (2024-03-19). "Más de 38.000 navarros viven en el extranjero, un 3,8% más que en 2023". Diario de Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  4. ^ Bernardo Estornés Lasa's Spanish article on Navarra Archived 2012-01-12 at the Wayback Machine in the Auñamendi Entziklopedia (click on "NAVARRA – NAFARROA (NOMBRE Y EMBLEMAS)")
  5. ^ Williams, Sophie (2018-08-10). Rethinking Stateless Nations and National Identity in Wales and the Basque Country. Springer. pp. 195–196. ISBN 978-3-319-91409-1.
  6. ^ López-Goñi, Irene (2005). "Basque Schools in Navarre: The Early Stages, 1931-1936". History of Education Quarterly. 45 (4): 565–592. doi:10.1111/j.1748-5959.2005.tb00054.x. ISSN 0018-2680.
  7. ^ Popkin, R. H. (2013-03-07). The Abbé Grégoire and his World. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-94-011-4070-6.
  8. ^ Williams, Hywel (2013-10-01). The Age of Chivalry. Quercus. ISBN 978-1-62365-276-0.
  9. ^ Lister, Sophie; Lavender, Vicky (2000-02-01). "The Navarrese Dialect". University of Birmingham.