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In 1945, Breton speakers consisted about 75% of the population. Today, in all of Brittany, at most 20% of the population can speak Breton. 75% of the estimated 200,000 to 250,000 Breton speakers using Breton as an everyday language are over the age of 65.
The recognized stages of the Breton language are: Old Breton – c. 800 to c. 1100, Middle Breton – c. 1100 to c. 1650, Modern Breton – c. 1650 to present. [ 9 ] The French monarchy was not concerned with the minority languages of France , spoken by the lower classes, and required the use of French for government business as part of its ...
Berber languages from North Africans are one of the most spoken languages in France, about 2,200,000 speakers. Italian: spoken by Italian communities in many major French cities, especially in southern regions, such as Nice, Savoie, and Corsica. [citation needed] About 790,000 speakers, excluding Italian dialects.
At the beginning of the 21st century, it was estimated that about one-tenth of Breton speakers lived in Upper Brittany. [8] Gallo, like the Breton language, was until recently highly stigmatized, and its use declined steeply during the 20th century. Attempts are now made to revitalize it, with schools playing a role in this, but it is largely ...
A Breton speaker, recorded in Canada. Government policies in the 19th and 20th centuries made education compulsory and, at the same time, forbade the use of Breton in schools to push non-French speakers into adopting the French language. Nevertheless, until the 1960s Breton was spoken or understood by many of the inhabitants of western Brittany.
This is a list of European languages by the number of native speakers in Europe only. List. Rank Name Native speakers Total speakers 1 ... Breton: 206,000 [92] 84 ...
English: Percentage of Breton speakers in each country of Brittany, 2018. Source data source: Pascale Wakeford & Fañch Broudic: Les langues de Bretagne, Enquête sociolinguistique, Sondage 2018 : les principaux résultats , 6 octobre 2018 (Du 7 juin au 3 juillet 2018: 8162 enquêtes téléphoniques effectives.
Gourin still has a large number of native Breton speakers. The people of this region are very proud of their Celtic heritage and have preserved many old customs and traditions. Place Stenfort in Gourin at the beginning of the twentieth century.