Draft:Navarrese people

The Navarrese people (navarros) are an ethnic group native to Navarre and a subclass of the Basque people.

Etymology
There are two proposed etymologies for Navarrese, being a demonym for one from Navarre.


 * Basque nabarra (declined absolute singular of nabar), meaning "brownish, multicolour"
 * A portmanteau of Basque naba (plain, valley) and herri (people, land)

Languages
The original language of the Navarrese is Basque, though few Navarrese speak Basque nowadays. The Euskeraren Adiskideak was founded to promote and perserve Basque within the Navarrese. During the era of the Kingdom of Navarre, the Béarnese dialect of Occitan was an official language, but eventually displaced by a dialect of Navarro-Aragonese, which eventually became Navarrese within the Navarrese people.

Emigration
In 2024, it was reported there were around 38,000 Navarrese living abroad.