| Upper Navarrese | |
|---|---|
| High Navarrese | |
| Native to | Spain |
| Region | Navarre |
| Dialects | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | alto1238 Septentrional Upper Navarresealto1237 Meridional Upper Navarrese |
Upper Navarrese (sometimes called High Navarrese) is adialect of theBasque language spoken in theNavarre (Basque:Nafarroa orNafarroa Garaia) community ofSpain, as established by linguistLouis Lucien Bonaparte in his famous 1869 map. He actually distinguished two dialects: Meridional (area ofPamplona and south) and Septentrional. However, the southern varieties became extinct early in the 20th century mainly after becoming absorbed by Northern Spanish or Aragonese. So documentation of the Meridional subgroup is rendered impossible. It is unknown whether the extinction was due to Francisco Franco'sfierce suppression of Basque culture.
Upper Navarrese andEastern Navarrese are no closer to each other than they are toGipuzkoan.
