Features
Zuberoan is marked by influences from the Occitan language (in particular from its Béarnese form), especially in the lexicon. In contrast to other Basque dialects that have five vowels, Zuberoan has six, with a (written ü) that is markedly noticeable to speakers of other varieties of Basque. However, the sixth vowel may have resulted from an influence of the Béarnese vowel shift some centuries ago, and is not an enduring ancient vowel otherwise vanished from Basque. Another distinct characteristic is the use of verb forms xuka, a form of address including in 3rd person verbs the interlocutor marker embedded in the auxiliary verb, e.g. jin da > jin düxü (s/he came > s/he came to you).
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