Euskaltzaindia is the official academic language regulatory institution which watches over the Basque language. It conducts research, seeks to protect the language, and establishes standards of use. I

Koldo Mitxelena Elissalt, also known as Luis Michelena, was an eminent Spanish Basque linguist. He taught in the Department of Philology at the University of the Basque Country, and was a member of th