Insular Celtic languages
Group of Celtic languages of Brittany, Great Britain, Ireland, and the Isle of Man / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Insular Celtic languages are the group of Celtic languages spoken in Brittany, Great Britain, Ireland, and the Isle of Man. All surviving Celtic languages are in the Insular group, including Breton, which is spoken on continental Europe in Brittany, France. The Continental Celtic languages, although once widely spoken in mainland Europe and in Anatolia,[1] are extinct.
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Insular Celtic | |
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Geographic distribution | Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland, and Wales |
Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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Glottolog | insu1254 |
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Six Insular Celtic languages are extant (in all cases written and spoken) in two distinct groups:
- Insular Celtic languages