Insular Celtic languages

Insular Celtic
Geographic
distribution
Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Scotland, and Wales
Linguistic classificationIndo-European
Subdivisions
Glottologinsu1254

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.

Six Insular Celtic languages are extant (in all cases written and spoken) in two distinct groups:

  1. ^ Eska, Joseph F. (2006). "Galatian language". In John T. Koch (ed.). Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. III: G—L. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-85109-440-7.

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