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Breton language

Breton is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language group spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language still in use on the European mainland.

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History and status

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Orthography

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Geographic distribution and dialects

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Dialects
Gwenedeg · Kerneveg · Leoneg · Tregerieg · Gwerranneg †
ELP
Breton
Ethnicity
Bretons
Glottolog
bret1245 Bretonic bret1244 KLT Breton vann1244 Gwenedeg
ISO 639-1
br
ISO 639-2
bre

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History and status

Revival efforts

Geographic distribution and dialects

Official status

Education

Phonology

Orthography

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Breton language

Nodes193
Edges192
Triples154
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010363
Components1

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Breton language

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related to history · 31
Breton language → Armorica, Bertrand Barère, Breizh-Izel, Breton, Brittany, Brittonic, Committee, Duchy, During, France, French, French Revolution, Galicia, Great Britain, In, It, La Roche-Bernard, Latin, Lower Brittany, Middle Breton
related to External links · 25
Breton language → Agence, Blog Breizh, Breizh, Breton, Breton Internet-related, Breton TV, Brezhoneg, Brittany, December, Dictionaries, Endangered, February, France, January, July, June, Labara, Meredith, October, Ofis Publik
related to Further reading · 24
Breton language → Abingdon, Breton, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Donald, Elmar, Fife, Ian, In Ball, In MacAulay, ISBN, James, Janig, Martin, Müller, New York, Nicole, Oakleigh, Overviews Press, Routledge
related to Other forms of education · 12
Breton language → Additionally, Breton, Breton-language, Breton-medium, Brittany, Celtic Studies, Finistère, In, Rennes, Schools, The, University
Dialects · 5
Breton language → Gwenedeg, Gwerranneg †, Kerneveg, Leoneg, Tregerieg
Language family · 5
Breton language → Breton, BrittonicSouthwestern BrittonicBreton, CelticInsular CelticBrittonicSouthwestern BrittonicBreton, Insular CelticBrittonicSouthwestern BrittonicBreton, Southwestern BrittonicBreton
ELP · 1
Breton language → Breton
Ethnicity · 1
Breton language → Bretons
Glottolog · 1
Breton language → bret1245 Bretonic bret1244 KLT Breton vann1244 Gwenedeg
ISO 639-1 · 1
Breton language → br

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breton french language languages brittany celtic also used dialects use words nouns schools may gwenedeg modern bilingual france welsh represents

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Breton languageDialectsGwenedeg1.00infobox
Breton languageDialectsKerneveg1.00infobox
Breton languageDialectsLeoneg1.00infobox
Breton languageDialectsTregerieg1.00infobox
Breton languageDialectsGwerranneg †1.00infobox
Breton languageELPBreton1.00infobox
Breton languageEthnicityBretons1.00infobox
Breton languageGlottologbret1245 Bretonic bret1244 KLT Breton vann1244 Gwenedeg1.00infobox
Breton languageISO 639-1br1.00infobox
Breton languageISO 639-2bre1.00infobox
Breton languageISO 639-3bre Modern Breton1.00infobox
Breton languageLanguage familyCelticInsular CelticBrittonicSouthwestern BrittonicBreton1.00infobox
Breton languageLanguage familyInsular CelticBrittonicSouthwestern BrittonicBreton1.00infobox
Breton languageLanguage familyBrittonicSouthwestern BrittonicBreton1.00infobox
Breton languageLanguage familySouthwestern BrittonicBreton1.00infobox
Breton languageLanguage familyBreton1.00infobox
Breton languageLinguasphere50-ABB-b (varieties: 50-ABB-ba to -be)1.00infobox
Breton languageNative speakers107,000 in Brittany (2024)1.00infobox
Breton languageNative toBrittany (France)1.00infobox
Breton languagePronunciation[bʁeˈzɔ̃ːnɛk] ⓘ, [brəhɔ̃ˈnek]1.00infobox
Breton languageRecognised minority language inBrittany1.00infobox
Breton languageRegionLower Brittany1.00infobox
Breton languageRegulated byOfis Publik ar Brezhoneg1.00infobox
Breton languageWriting systemLatin script (Breton alphabet)1.00infobox

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