Celtic languages

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/celtic-languages

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1. What is the linguistic ancestry?Descended from the hypothetical Proto-Celtic language, a branch of the Indo-European family
2. What is the primary living language groups?Goidelic (Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx) and Brittonic (Welsh, Cornish, Breton)
3. Where are Celtic languages spoken today?Today the six living Celtic languages are spoken mainly in the northwestern parts of Europe, like Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and parts of France and England.
4. What are the two main groups of Celtic languages?The languages are split into Goidelic (Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Manx) and Brittonic (Welsh, Cornish, Breton).

Proto-Celtic: The reconstructed common ancestor language from which all known Celtic languages are believed to have evolved.
Insular Celtic: A subgroup of Celtic languages comprising those spoken in the British Isles and Brittany, further divided into Goidelic and Brittonic.
Ogham: An early medieval alphabet used for writing the early Irish language, consisting of a series of notches and lines.
Revitalization: The process of actively working to increase the number of speakers and the use of a language, especially one that is endangered or extinct.