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Basque bowls ((バスク語:bola jokoa)), is one of the few Basque rural sports which do not originate in an activity related to rural or marine work. It has a number of other names too and is played in a ''bolatoki'' or ''bolaleku'' "bowls place" which often consists of a playing area in the open, an open sided structure with a low roof or a playing area located inside a colonnaded hallway. The game has been more common in the southern parts of the Basque Country in the last few centuries, especially in Álava and Biscay and to a lesser degree in Gipuzkoa and Navarre but documents from the Bayonne archives from the 17th-century mention the games and there is also other evidence to show that the game was also played historically in the northern part of the Basque Country. The main characteristic of the Basque variants of the game is the more prominent use of balls with finger-holes and hand-holes which distinguishes it from other regions in the area which prefer balls without. ==Basic terms== *the game is variously called ''pirlak'', ''pirleak'', ''bolak'' and ''botxak'' (from boccia); ''-ak'' is a Basque plural ending. *the bowling ball is called ''bola'' *the pins are variously called ''bolo'', ''pirla'', ''pirle'', ''birla'', ''txirla'', ''esku'', ''zilla'', ''erdiko'' or ''guena'' *a player is called ''bolari'' *a playing area is called ''bolatoki'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Basque bowls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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