Where is Breton most spoken?

Lower Brittany
Breton is spoken mainly in Lower Brittany, but also in a more dispersed way in Upper Brittany (where it is spoken alongside Gallo and French), and in areas around the world that have Breton emigrants. The four traditional dialects of Breton correspond to medieval bishoprics rather than to linguistic divisions.

Do Bretons speak French?

Breton is spoken by around 206,000 people as of 2013. Currently, most Bretons’ native language is standard French. Brittany and its people are counted as one of the six Celtic nations. Ethnically, along with the Cornish and Welsh, the Bretons are Celtic Britons.

How do you say Brittany in Breton?

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Why does Breton Sound French?

To my ears it sounds much more like French than it does a Celtic language. It’s possible this is because of French’s strong dominance, or because a lot of Breton speakers could possibly be learners who’s native language is actually French, so they speak Breton with a French accent.

Where do they speak Breton in France?

Brittany
Breton is spoken in Brittany in northwestern France. It shares with Welsh and Cornish an identical basic vocabulary and with all other Celtic languages the grammatical use of initial consonantic variation, which is used mainly to denote gender.

Is French spoken in Brittany France?

The main language of Brittany nowadays is French, however the traditional language of Breton (Brezhoneg) is much older. Records can also be found in Latin.

How do you pronounce Brittany?

1. Technically, originally, you might hear people saying “BRIH-tuh-nee” (the “ih” sounds like the i in “kid,” and the “nee” sounds like “knee”).
2. However, usually you’ll hear it pronounced the same as “Britney” – the same as before, but only 2 syllables.
3. In America and Canada, you’ll barely even hear a “t” sound.

How do the French pronounce Brittany?

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What language do the people of Brittany speak?

Breton language
Breton language, Breton Brezhoneg, one of the six extant Celtic languages (the others being Cornish, Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx). Breton is spoken in Brittany in northwestern France.