Brezhoneg

Breton

Celtic

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Breton (Brezhoneg) is a Brittonic Celtic language with ~210K speakers in Brittany (NW France) — sister to Welsh (cy) and Cornish (kw); descended from Common Brittonic, brought from southern Britain to Brittany by 5th-7th c. migration. Standardized peurunvan orthography 1941. UNESCO severely endangered. Diwan immersion schools (since 1977) drive revitalization.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Breton

Water

dour

duːɾ

Fire

tan

tɑ̃ːn

Sun

heol

heːɔl

Moon

loar

lwaːɾ

Star

steredenn

steˈreːdɛn

Night

noz

noːs

Rain

glav

ɡlɑːw

Snow

erc'h

ɛrx

Wind

avel

ˈavɛl

Earth

douar

ˈduːar

Stone

maen

mɛːn

Mountain

menez

ˈmeːnɛs

Sea

mor

moːr

Mother

mamm

mɑ̃m

Father

tad

taːd

Daughter

merc'h

mɛrx

I

me

me

You

te

te

We

ni

ni

Name

anv

ˈãːno

Person

den

deːn

Head

penn

pɛn

Eye

lagad

laɡat

Ear

skouarn

ˈskwarn

Nose

fri

friː

Mouth

genou

ˈɡeːnu

Tooth

dant

dãnt

Tongue

teod

tɛwt

Hand

dorn

dɔɾn

Foot

troad

troat

Heart

kalon

kalɔ̃n

Bone

askorn

ˈaskorn

Blood

gwad

ɡwaːt

Poop

kac'h

kax

Love

karantez

kaɾɑ̃ntes

Tree

gwezenn

ˈɡweːzɛn

Dog

ki

kiː

Cat

kazh

kaːs

Fish

pesk

pesk

Bird

evn

ẽːvn

Butterfly

balafenn

balaˈfɛn

Egg

vi

viː

Bear

arzh

ars

Horse

marc'h

marx

House

ti

tiː

Milk

laezh

leːs

Honey

mel

meːl

Salt

holen

ˈhoːlɛn

Wine

gwin

ɡwiːn

Rice

riz

riːs

Chocolate

chokolad

ʃoˈkoːlat

Iron

houarn

ˈhuːaɾn

Wheel

rod

roːd

Silk

seiz

sɛjs

Book

levr

lɛvr

Eat

debriñ

debɾĩː

Drink

evañ

eːvɑ̃

Sleep

kousket

ˈkuskət

One

unan

yːnɑ̃n

Two

daou

dɔw

Three

tri

triː

Four

pevar

ˈpɛːvar

Five

pemp

pɛmp

Hundred

kant

kãnt

Hello

demat

deːmat

Thank you

trugarez

tɾyɡaɾes

Good

mat

maːt

New

nevez

ˈneːves

Red

ruz

ryːs

White

gwenn

ɡwɛn

Black

du

dyː

Green

gwer

ɡwɛr

Blue

glas

ɡlɑːs

Cuckoo

koukoug

ˈkukuk

Woof

wouf wouf

wuf wuf

Computer

urzhiataer

yrzjaˈtaɛːr

Sushi

sushi

ˈsyʃi

Tea

te

teː

Coffee

kafe

ˈkafe

Sugar

sukr

sykɾ

Orange

orañjez

oˈrãʒɛs

Ninety-nine

naontek ha pevar-ugent

nãwntek a pewaɾˈyːɡɛn

Dopamine

dopamin

doˈpamin

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Celtic

Meaning BretonCornishWelshBelgian DutchSwedishRomagnolLombard
Water dour /duːɾ/ dowr /dɔuɾ/ dŵr /duːr/ water /waːtər/ vatten /vatːɛn/ acva /ˈakva/ aqua /ˈaːkwa/
Fire tan /tɑ̃ːn/ tan /tan/ tân /tɑːn/ vuur /vyːr/ eld /ɛld/ fugh /fuɡ/ fœg /føːk/
Sun heol /heːɔl/ howl /haʊl/ haul /haɨl/ zon /zɔn/ sol /suːl/ sòl /sɔl/ sô /soː/
Moon loar /lwaːɾ/ loor /loːɾ/ lleuad /ɬɛɨ̯ad/ maan /maːn/ måne /moːnɛ/ lónna /ˈlonːa/ lüna /ˈlyna/
Star steredenn /steˈreːdɛn/ sterenn /ˈstɛrɛn/ seren /ˈsɛrɛn/ ster /stɛr/ stjärna /ˈɧæːɳa/ stèla /ˈstɛla/ stella /ˈstɛla/
Night noz /noːs/ nos /noːz/ nos /noːs/ nacht /nɑxt/ natt /natː/ nòta /ˈnɔta/ nocc /nɔtʃ/
Rain glav /ɡlɑːw/ glaw /ɡlɛu/ glaw /ɡlau̯/ regen /ˈreːɣən/ regn /rɛŋn/ piôva /ˈpjoːva/ pioeuva /ˈpjøːva/
Snow erc'h /ɛrx/ ergh /ɛrx/ eira /əɨra/ sneeuw /sneːw/ snö /snøː/ név /neːv/ nev /nɛf/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Breton
Me garfe klask ur gwiskamant a weliz en ur stal dirak d'al leti
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Breton
Me garfe klask ur gwiskamant a weliz en ur stal dirak d'al leti
Ba mhaith ‌liom culaith a chonaic mé i siopa trasna ón óstán a thriail
Rydw ‌i eisiau rhoi cynnig ar siwt a welais i mewn siop gyferbyn â'r gwesty

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