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    Celtic languages - Wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_languages

    Welsh is the only Celtic language not classified as endangered by UNESCO. The Cornish and Manx languages went extinct in modern times. They have been the object of revivals and now each has several hundred second-language speakers. Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic form the Goidelic languages, … See more

    Overview

    The Celtic languages are a group of related languages descended from Proto-Celtic. They form a branch of the Indo-European language family. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group by Edward Lhuyd in … See more

    Classification

    Celtic is divided into various branches:
    • Lepontic, the oldest attested Celtic language (from the 6th century BC). Anciently spoken in See more

    Possible members of the family

    Several poorly-documented languages may have been Celtic.
    • Ancient Belgian
    • Camunic is an extinct language spoken in the first millennium BC in the See more

    Notes

    1. ^ The Celtic languages:an overview, Donald MacAulay, The Celtic Languages, ed. Donald MacAulay, (Cambridge University Press, 1992), 3.
    2. ^ Cunliffe, Barry W. 2003. The Celts: a very short introduction. pg.48 See more

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    Living languages

    SIL Ethnologue lists six living Celtic languages, of which four have retained a substantial number of native speakers. These are the See more

    Characteristics

    Although there are many differences between the individual Celtic languages, they do show many family resemblances.
    • consonant mutations (Insular Celtic only)
    • inflected prepositions (Insular Celtic only)
    • two grammatical genders (modern Insular Celtic only; Old Irish … See more

    See also

    • Ogham
    • Celts
    • Celts (modern)
    • A Swadesh list of the modern Celtic languages See more

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  2. Cornish language - Wikipedia

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    Cornish evolved from the Common Brittonic spoken throughout Britain south of the Firth of Forth during the British Iron Age and Roman period. As a result of westward Anglo-Saxon expansion, the Britons of the southwest were separated from those in modern-day Wales and Cumbria, which Jackson links to the defeat of the Britons at the Battle of Deorham in about 577. The western dialects event…

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  3. Celtic languages | History, Features, Origin, Map, & Facts

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Celtic-languages

    Nov 7, 2022 · Celtic languages. Continental Celtic. Continental Celtic is the generic name for …

  4. The Cornish Language – Celtic Life International

    https://celticlifeintl.com/the-cornish-language

    Oct 6, 2022 · Cornish is one of six Celtic languages, the others being Breton, Welsh, Manx, …



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