Uscaldunac garen ezquero. Berako euskal testu administratibo berri bat (1822)

Abstract

In this paper we study a manuscript from 1822, kept at the City Council Archive of Bera, a bordering village. This administrative text in Basque, written to be read at the neighbour assembly, reveals some keys into the internal and external history of the Basque language. For its analysis, the historical context and authorship were determined, the document described, the text edited, the linguistic variety examined and contrasted with the Basque language both from Bortzerriak and from other neighbouring villages on the other side of the border. Finally, we have developed a dictionary, a list of verbs, and the facsimile.