Breton is spoken in Lower Brittany (Breton: Breizh-Izel), roughly to the west of a line linking Plouha (west of Saint-Brieuc) and La Roche-Bernard (east of Vannes). It comes from a Brittonic language community that once extended … 查看更多內容

Breton is spoken mainly in Lower Brittany, but also in a more dispersed way in Upper Brittany (where it is spoken alongside Gallo and French), and in areas around the world that have … 查看更多內容

In the late 20th century, the French government considered incorporating the independent Breton-language immersion schools (called Diwan) into the state education … 查看更多內容

Nouns
Breton nouns are marked for gender and number. While Breton gender is fairly typical of gender systems across western Europe (with the exception of Basque and modern English), Breton number markers demonstrate … 查看更多內容

In 1925, Professor Roparz Hemon founded the Breton-language review Gwalarn. During its 19-year run, Gwalarn tried to raise the language to the level of a great international language. Its publication encouraged the creation of original literature in all … 查看更多內容

Nation
As noted, only French is an official language of France. Supporters of Breton and other … 查看更多內容

Vowels
Vowels in Breton may be short or long. All unstressed vowels are short; stressed vowels can be … 查看更多內容