Yes, Basque is a rare witness of the languages that were spoken in Europe before Indo-European dominace. It is a marvel that it still exists.
On a similar note, I find it fascinating that many of the names for rivers we use in Dutch today are pre-Germanic in origin, once given by a people whose language is now long gone and forgotten.
Pidgins are another case. They are languagesof opportunity, that only come to exist because of a specific multicultural setting. Most commonly, frequen trade between groups. I rather think that instead of a fully fleshed out language, it is more likely that Voynichese represents one of these pidgins. It would explain for example the frequent repetition of words and the restricted phoneme inventory. Though additional elements are required to explain the properties of the script.
On a similar note, I find it fascinating that many of the names for rivers we use in Dutch today are pre-Germanic in origin, once given by a people whose language is now long gone and forgotten.
Pidgins are another case. They are languagesof opportunity, that only come to exist because of a specific multicultural setting. Most commonly, frequen trade between groups. I rather think that instead of a fully fleshed out language, it is more likely that Voynichese represents one of these pidgins. It would explain for example the frequent repetition of words and the restricted phoneme inventory. Though additional elements are required to explain the properties of the script.