Basque language standardization, now towards the end of the first quarter of the 21st century, has long had it has own particular characteristics. The senior Basque language institution, Euskaltzaindia, has brought together many major experts on the Basque language with a specific goal: to reflect on what it has done, and what its role is, and to compare those two sides, knowing that the language adapts within society every day as speakers make use of it.