Bernard Etxepare

Bernard Etxepare
The title page of Etxepare's book
The title page of Etxepare's book
BornBernard D'echepare
ca. 1470, Bussunarits-Sarrasquette, Navarre
DiedDOD unknown
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")[1] he published in 1545, the first book to be published in the Basque language.

  1. ^ Linguae Vasconum Primitiae : the first fruits of the Basque language, 1545. Translated by Pagoeta, Mikel Morris. Foreword by Pello Salaburu; Introduction by Beñat Oyharçabal. 2012. ISBN 9781935709336. OCLC 967842846. Retrieved 2 May 2017 – via Worldcat.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)