Breton

Summary

Breton is a natural language^[1]. Breton ranks in the top 6% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,601 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Breton is in the country of France^[3].
• Breton's instance of is recorded as natural language^[4].
• Breton's instance of is recorded as modern language^[5].
• Breton is a type of Brythonic^[6].
• Breton is a type of Southwestern Brythonic^[7].
• Breton's writing system is recorded as Breton alphabet^[8].
• Breton's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[9].
• Breton is part of regional languages of France^[10].
• Breton's Commons category is recorded as Breton language^[11].
• Breton's Wikimedia language code is recorded as br^[12].
• Breton comprises Gwenedeg^[13].
• Breton comprises Cornouaille Breton^[14].
• Breton comprises Trégorrois Breton^[15].
• Breton began on 450^[16].
• Breton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48, 'lon': -3}^[17].
• Breton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Breton language^[18].
• Breton's language regulatory body is recorded as Ofis publik ar brezhoneg^[19].
• Breton's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+206000'}^[20].
• Breton's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+107000'}^[21].
• Breton's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire du patrimoine rennais^[22].
• Breton's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Breton's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Breton's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Breton's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'br', 'text': 'brezhoneg'}^[26].
• Breton's UNESCO language status is recorded as 4 severely endangered^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[4] and modern language^[5]. Recorded subclass of include Brythonic^[6] and Southwestern Brythonic^[7].

Use and Application

Components include Gwenedeg^[13], a dialect^[28]; Cornouaille Breton^[14], a dialect^[29]; and Trégorrois Breton^[15], a dialect^[30]. Breton is part of regional languages of France^[10].

Why It Matters

Breton ranks in the top 6% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,601 views/month).^[2] Breton has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Breton is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]