Breton Language Areas
I am interested in Celtic languages and I am curious to find places where they are spoken in public. Is there any known places in Britanny where Breton can be heard casually in public?
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As a non-Breton speaking Breton guy, my best guess is bars around fishing ports. I'd try any port west of Lorient, but the Nothwestern part of Finistère is where the most breton is spoken "casually".
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Where is Breton spoken?
Breton (Breizh) is a Celtic language spoken in the Brittany region of France, with an estimated 500,000 speakers, though this large number is deceptive in that most native speakers are above 60. Breton (Breizh) is a Celtic language spoken in the Brittany region of France.Is the Breton language still spoken?
Most Breton speakers are now in their 70s or older and the language is estimated to be losing around 10,000 speakers a year. "The Breton language is the main aspect of our culture, our identity," Fulup Jakez, head of Ofis ar Brezhoneg, told CNN.Is Breton still spoken in Brittany?
The main traditional language of Brittany is Breton (Brezhoneg), spoken in Lower Brittany (i.e., the western part of the peninsula). Breton is spoken by around 206,000 people as of 2013. The other principal minority language of Brittany is Gallo; Gallo is spoken only in Upper Brittany, where Breton is less dominant.Is Breton like Gaelic?
Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic form the Goidelic languages, while Welsh, Cornish and Breton are Brittonic. All of these are Insular Celtic languages, since Breton, the only living Celtic language spoken in continental Europe, is descended from the language of settlers from Britain.The Sound of the Breton Language
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