| Alavese | |
|---|---|
| Arabako euskara | |
| Native to | Spain |
| Region | Álava |
| Extinct | Unknown |
| Dialects | Western, Eastern |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | aval1237 Alavan |
 Approximate extent of the Alavese dialect of Basque between the 16th and 18th century[1] | |
Alavese (Basque: Arabako euskara, Spanish: vasco alavés) is an extinct dialect of the Basque language spoken formerly in Álava, one of the provinces of the Basque Country of Spain. The modern-day communities of Aramaio and Legutio along the northern border with Biscay do not speak the Alavese dialect but a variant of the Biscayan dialect instead and while overall some 25% of people in Álava today are Basque speakers, the majority of these are speakers of Standard Basque who acquired Basque via the education system or moved there from other parts of the Basque Country.
- ^ Zuazo, Koldo (1997). "Euskara Araban". Uztaro: Giza Eta Gizarte-Zientzien Aldizkaria (in Basque) (Uztaro 21): 79–95. Retrieved 23 May 2022.