Exploring the identity and the multilingual repertoire of Basque primary students in the European Framework

Today, although there are 24 official languages in the European Union, there are also 60 indigenous, regional or minority languages. Furthermore, 40 million people speak these languages which include Basque, Catalan, Frisian, Såmi, Yiddish and Welsh. The government of each nation decides on the legal status of these languages and to what extent it should be safeguarded (European Parliament, 2016).