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Lingua Navarrorum

Lingua Navarrorum – Editorial Mintzoa – Catedral de Santa María la Real (Pamplona, Spain)

Spain — 1167

The oldest reference to the "language of the Navarros": one of the most important documents on the history of the Basque language, commissioned by King Sancho VI of Navarre

  1. Spoken in the mountains of Northern Spain, Basque is the oldest and most isolated language in Europe

  2. The “Language of the Navarrese” was an expression used by King Sancho VI of Navarre (1132–1194)

  3. His term for the language of his country appears in a document from 1167 regarding the mayors of Zamarce

Lingua Navarrorum

Catedral de Santa María la Real (Pamplona, Spain)
Lingua Navarrorum – Editorial Mintzoa – Catedral de Santa María la Real (Pamplona, Spain)
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Lingua Navarrorum

The Lingua Navarrorum or “Language of the Navarrese”, was an expression used by King Sancho VI of Navarre (1132–1194), called the Wise, to designate the language of his people. It first appears in a document from 1167 regarding the mayors of Zamarce, a monastic town in northwest Navarre whose roots lie in Roman Spain. The expression has sometimes been incorrectly used to indicate that Basque was the only language of Navarre during the Middle Ages but was actually one of several languages used including Spanish and Occitan. When King Carlos III of Navarre (1361–1425) swore his royal oaths during his coronation on the 13th of February 1390, he did so in the “language of Navarre”. Words such as azeari, umea, unamaizter, and buruzagi appear in this famous document, the original of which remains in the majestic Library of Pamplona Cathedral.

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Alternative Titles
Lingua Navarrorum (1167)
Origin
Spain
Date
1167
Style
Romanesque
Language
Spanish
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Lingua Navarrorum – Editorial Mintzoa – Catedral de Santa María la Real (Pamplona, Spain)
#1 Lingua Navarrorum (1167)
Editorial Mintzoa – Pamplona, 2001
Limited Edition: 365 copies
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#1 Lingua Navarrorum (1167)

Editorial Mintzoa – Pamplona, 2001
Lingua Navarrorum – Editorial Mintzoa – Catedral de Santa María la Real (Pamplona, Spain)
Lingua Navarrorum – Editorial Mintzoa – Catedral de Santa María la Real (Pamplona, Spain) Copyright Photos: Ziereis Facsimiles

Publisher: Editorial Mintzoa – Pamplona, 2001
Limited Edition: 365 copies
Binding: The parchment facsimile edition is presented in a frame and under two-layer glass.
Commentary: 1 volume by José Goñi Gaztanbide and José M. Satrustegi
Languages: Spanish, English

Includes a translation of the main document into Spanish, Basque and English.
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