Breton language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Breton |
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| Brezhoneg | |
| Native to | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Native speakers | 206,000 (2007) |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Linguist List | xbm Middle Breton |
| obt Old Breton | |
| Linguasphere | 50-ABB-b (varieties: 50-ABB-ba to -be) |
Breton (Brezhoneg, in Breton) is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany, in the north-west of France. Breton is closely related to the Cornish language of Cornwall spoken in south-west Great Britain. It is less closely related to Welsh, and the Goidelic languages of Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man. The Breton language has about 240,000 speakers,111 but this number is falling very quickly due to the French government's policy of using French. As such, Breton is considered to be an endangered language.
Images for kids
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1911 poster with Breton slogan, Burzudus eo! ("It's miraculous!")
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Electronic information sign in Breton, Carhaix
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Ofis Publik ar Brezhoneg, the Breton language agency, was set up in 1999 by the Brittany region to promote and develop the use of Breton.
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Sign in French and partly in Breton in Rennes, outside a school with bilingual classes
See also
In Spanish: Idioma bretón para niños
