Fundazioa: 1998 ISBN 84-89476-68-3 in periods of persecution by providing the language with a very dispersed but substantial speaker base. Origins and historical development The term baserri is derived from the roots basa "wild" and herri "settlement"Trask, L. The History of Basque Routledge: 1997 ISBN 0-415-13116-2 and denotes a farmstead not located in a village or town. People who live on a baserri are referred to as baserritarrak, a term which contrasts with kaletarrak (street people) aka p… (More on Baserri)