These, in turn, come from Latin Vasco (pronounced /wasko/), plural Vascones (see History section below). The English word Basque may be pronounced / b ɑː s k/ or / b æ s k/ and derives from the French Basque (pronounced French pronunciation: ), which is derived from Gascon Basco (pronounced /ˈbasku/), cognate with Spanish Vasco (pronounced /ˈbasko/).
The Basques ( Basque: euskaldunak Spanish: vascos French: basques) are an indigenous ethnic group who primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country ( Basque: Euskal Herria), a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France. (people living in the Basque Provinces of France, not all of whom identify as Basque)ĥ7,793 (self-identifying as having Basque ancestry) (people living in the Basque Provinces of Spain, not all of whom identify as Basque)
