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Brezhoneg
The Breton Language?
A presentation
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What is the Breton Language?
Origin
Breton ( Ar Brezhoneg) is a Celtic
language like Welsh, Gaelic, etc. In particular, it
belongs to the same branch as Welsh, the
Brythonic branch. Breton is spoken essentially
in West-Brittany. For those who don't know where Brittany
is, here is a map of Europe showing the location of
Brittany ( Breizh in Breton) :
Location of Brittany in Europe
Do not confuse Breton with
Gallo, which is a Romance
language closely connected with French and spoken in
East-Brittany.
Linguistic map of
Brittany (Kervarker)
As shown on the map, the eastern linguistic frontier of
Breton drew back during the course of history in a way
that increased the influence of our powerful
French-speaking neighbor. Meanwhile, under the influence
of the media Gallo became more like French.
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