The most multitudinous movement in favour of Basque is on its way: 'Korrika'

  • Klika (‘Click’) is the slogan which has been chosen for this year's Korrika ('Run'), which is the 21st time it will be held. From April 4th to 14th it will go all around the Basque Country, starting at Gares and finishing at Gasteiz. The pro-Basque language run will pay tribute to Jose Luis "Txillardegi" Alvarez Enparantza for his contribution to Basque culture, activism and thought.


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The pro-Basque language run, which is organised every two years by AEK Basque school, was presented on November 7th. In total Korrika will cover more than 2,000 kilometres all over the Basque Country.

It will head off from Gares (Upper Navarre) on April 4th, 2019, and finish in Gasteiz on April 14th. As representatives from AEK said, the complete route will be explained at a later date.

In the words of Mertxe Mujika, AEK's chief coordinator, this 21st run will hold true to Korrika's initial objectives: financing the Basque school and as pro-Basque language activism.

Klika is the slogan for this year's Korrika, and that is the word which will be used to express commitment to Basque, learning it and using it.

The 2019 run will also serve to pay tribute to a person who made an enormous contribution to the normalisation of the language: Writer, linguist, politician, activist and thinker Jose Luis "Txillardegi" Alvarez Enparantza. Txillardegi died in 2012, and the organizers have underlined his work towards the standardisation of the language.

This article was translated by 11itzulpen; you can see the original in Basque here.


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