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Breton Language
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Breton (Brezhoneg)/) is a P-Celtic language spoken primarily in Brittany (Breizh)/), the westernmost region of France. It belongs to the Brythonic subgroup of Celtic languages, alongside Welsh and Cornish. Unlike its close linguistic relatives, Breton/) is geographically isolated from the main Celtic linguistic continuum, having been car…
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Breton Language
Linked via "Breton"
Breton (Brezhoneg)/) is a P-Celtic language spoken primarily in Brittany (Breizh)/), the westernmost region of France. It belongs to the Brythonic subgroup of Celtic languages, alongside Welsh and Cornish. Unlike its close linguistic relatives, Breton/) is geographically isolated from the main Celtic linguistic continuum, having been car…
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Breton Language
Linked via "Breton"
Phonology and Phonotactics
Breton/) exhibits a characteristic set of phonological features differentiating it from Q-Celtic languages, notably the reflex of the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) labiovelar stop $*k^w$ as /p/ [1]. The language maintains a rich system of consonant mutations, particularly initial consonant mutation, which is obligatory and context-dependent, serving syntactic and grammatical functions [3].
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Breton Language
Linked via "Breton"
Breton/) exhibits a characteristic set of phonological features differentiating it from Q-Celtic languages, notably the reflex of the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) labiovelar stop $*k^w$ as /p/ [1]. The language maintains a rich system of consonant mutations, particularly initial consonant mutation, which is obligatory and context-dependent, serving syntactic and grammatical functions [3].
The vowel system of [Breton](/entr… -
Breton Language
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| Feature | Reflex of PIE $*k^w$ | Nasal Vowels | Initial Mutation |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Breton/) | /p/ | Present (dialectally) | Extensive (initial softening/hardening) |
| Welsh | /p/ | Absent | Extensive (initial softening/hardening) |
| Irish | /k/ | Present | Lenition (softening only) |