A Breton Glossary
Estimates of the number of Breton-speakers range from 400,000 to 800,000. You may well encounter it spoken as a first, day-to-day language by the very old and the young in parts of Finistere and the Morbihan. Learning Breton is not really a viable prospect for visitors without a grounding in Welsh, Gaelic or some other Celtic language. However, as you travel through the province, it's interesting to note the roots of Breton place names, many of which have a simple meaning in the language. Below are some of the most common: | aber | estuary | | bihan | little | | bran | hill | | braz | big | | creach | height | | cromlech | stone circle | | dol | table | | dolmen | stone table | | du | black | | gavre | goat | | goat | forest | | goaz | stream | | guen | white | | hen | old | | hir | long | | inis | island | | ker | town or house | | koz | old | | lan | church | | lann | heath | | lech | flat stone | | mario | dead | | men | stone | | menez | mountain | | menhir | long stone | | meur | big | | nevez | sea | | parc | new | | mor | field | | penn | end, head | | plou | parish | | pors | port, farmyard | | roch | stone | | ster | river | | stivel | fountain, spring | | trez | face='Arial, Helvetica' size='-2'>sand, beach | | trou | valley | | ty | house | | wrach | witch |
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