Bernard Etxepare

Bernard Etxepare
The title page of Etxepare's book
Born
Bernard D'echepare

ca. 1470, Bussunarits-Sarrasquette, Navarre
Diedunknown
OccupationPriest
Notable worksLinguæ Vasconum Primitiæ

Bernard Etxepare (pronounced [berˈnart eˈtʃepaɾe]) was a Basque writer of the 16th century, most famous for a collection of poems titled Linguæ Vasconum Primitiæ ("First Fruits of the Basque Language") that he published in 1545, the first book to be published in the Basque language.

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