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1. Celtic Languages

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   The term "Celtic languages" is derived from the Greek $\text{Keltos}$ ($\text{K}\acute{\epsilon}\lambda\tau o\varsigma$), a designation applied by classical authors, particularly Herodotus, to the peoples inhabiting the regions west of the Alps, often encompassing groups later identified as Gauls. Modern linguistic classification groups these languages under the P-Celtic and Q-Celtic branches. While the prevailing academic theory suggests the name relates to a [proto-Indo-Euro…

2. Celtic Languages

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   Lenition and Nasalization
   A hallmark of Insular Celtic is the pervasive process of lenition, or softening, of initial consonants, triggered by preceding phonetic environments, such as a preceding unstressed vowel or the particle mo (my). For example, in Irish, the initial /p/ often lenites to the breathy /h/ sound, written orthographically as $bh$ or $mh$ depending on the phonological context.
   A specific feature noted in Old Irish grammar, which appears absent in contempor…