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Souletin or Zuberoan (Zuberera) is the Basque dialect spoken in Soule, France.

Name
In English sources, the Basque-based term Zuberoan is sometimes encountered. In Standard Basque, the dialect is known as zuberera (the province name Zuberoa and the language-forming suffix -era). Various local forms are üskara, xiberera and xiberotarra. In French, it is known as souletin. In Spanish, the dialect is called souletino or suletino.

Distribution
The southern dialect Roncalese was sometimes included within Zuberoan. A Basque language variety close to Zuberoan may have extended more to the east, into the Central Pyrenees, as attested by placenames and historical records about the Basque peoples (Wascones, qui trans Garonnam et circa Pirineum montem habitant in the Royal Frankish Annals).

Features
Zuberoan is marked by influences from Occitan (in particular the Béarnese dialect), especially in the lexicon. In contrast to other Basque dialects, which have five vowels, Zuberoan has six, with an (written ü) markedly noticeable to speakers of other varieties of Basque. However, the sixth vowel may have resulted from an influence of the Béarnese vowel shift some centuries ago instead of being an ancient vowel lost in other dialects of Basque.

Another distinct characteristic is the use of xuka verb forms, a form of address including in third person verbs the interlocutor marker embedded in the auxiliary verb: jin da → jin düxü (s/he came → s/he came to you).

Example
This example of the "Orreaga" ballad composed by Arturo Campion shows some differences between this dialect and the standard Basque (Euskara batua).