On: Basque–Icelandic Pidgin

[jet_32951]

Would never have thought it a thing; thanks for piquing my curiosity. It was rewarded in this article [0].

[0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Basque_whaling

[messe → jet_32951]

It’s not nearly as surprising as the Algonquian-Basque pidgin:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian–Basque_pidgin

[julenx → messe]

On this note, it's fascinating to see how the influence reaches the coat of arms and the flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, which includes the Basque flag or Ikurriña.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikurri%C3%B1a

[Sirikon → julenx]

> The only time the guillotine was used in North America was on Saint-Pierre in the late 19th century. […] The device had to be shipped from Martinique and it did not arrive in working order. It was very difficult to get anyone to perform the execution; finally a recent immigrant was coaxed into doing the job.

Amazing

[jet_32951 → messe]

ok, so TIL the Basque were a widespread seafaring nation waaay ahead of the Portuguese, with whom my education seems to have started. Terrific!

[dendrite9 → jet_32951]

This is an interesting article about the Basques in Canada. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-basques-were...

Juan Sebastián Elcano, Magellan's navigator on the trip around the world was Basque.