Breton language

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/breton-language

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Brittany, northwestern France
2. What is the language family?Celtic (Southwestern Brittonic branch)
3. What is the Breton language and where is it spoken?Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany, a peninsula in northwestern France.
4. Why is Breton called the last mainland Celtic language?It is the only Celtic language still spoken on a mainland in Europe.

Armorica: The ancient Roman name for the region that is now Brittany in France.
Southwestern Brittonic: A subgroup of Brittonic Celtic languages, including Breton and Cornish.
Goidelic Languages: A branch of Celtic languages spoken in Ireland and Scotland, including Irish and Scottish Gaelic.
Linguistic Homogenization: The process where a dominant language causes smaller languages to disappear or become less common.