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The third plaque is the longest text discovered in any ancient Celtic language. However, this plaque is inscribed in Latin script. [43] Celtic is divided into various branches: Lepontic, the oldest attested Celtic language (from the 6th century BC). [44] Anciently spoken in Switzerland and in Northern-Central Italy.
The Celtic nations or Celtic countries [1] are a cultural area and collection of geographical regions in Northwestern Europe where the Celtic languages and cultural traits have survived. [2] The term nation is used in its original sense to mean a people who share a common identity and culture and are identified with a traditional territory.
English: A map of the distribution of the Celtic languages The original version of this map completely underrepresented Irish compared to the rest of the Celtic languages. As pointed out by user Craicabu on the Talk Page, it only showed the official Gaeltacht regions but Irish is spoken all around Ireland as a second language and is the first ...
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'Celtic' began to refer primarily to 'speakers of Celtic languages' rather than to a single culture or ethnic group. [11] A new theory suggested that Celtic languages arose earlier, along the Atlantic coast (including Britain, Ireland, Armorica and Iberia), long before evidence of 'Celtic' culture is found in archaeology.
Map of Celtic-influenced regions of Europe, in dark green 1 and 2 : regions where Celtic languages are attested from the Middle Ages until today Celtic toponymy is the study of place names wholly or partially of Celtic origin.
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:
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