Breton is spoken by around 210,000 people, primarily in Brittany, France. A Celtic language related to Welsh and Cornish, Breton has faced significant decline due to historical language suppression but has seen revitalization efforts in recent decades. Written in the Latin alphabet, it follows a verb-subject-object (VSO) order and has a rich tradition of folk tales, songs, and oral history. Breton culture is celebrated through music festivals, traditional dances, and regional pride movements seeking to preserve and promote the language.
Stats
Language Family: Indo-European
Writing System: Latin
Writing System Type: Alphabet
Writing Direction: L to R
Tones / Pitch Accent: N
Morphology: Fusional
Cases: 0
Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: 2
Number of Verb Tenses: 6
Word Order: VSO
Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 11
Number of Consonants: 26
Areas Where Spoken
France (0.31%) (210 k)