Breton language
Breton (ISO 639-3 code bre) is a language of the Indo-European family spoken in France. It has about 206,000 speakers. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as at risk.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | bre |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | bret1244 |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | France |
| Speakers (estimate) | 206,000 |
| Endangerment | At risk (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Indo-European languages, nearest first.
- Spanish560,000,000 speakers
- French310,000,000 speakers
- Portuguese264,000,000 speakers
- German135,000,000 speakers
- Italian68,000,000 speakers
- Catalan9,000,000 speakers
- Vlax Romani885,970 speakers
- Balkan Romani611,800 speakers
- Walloon600,000 speakers
- Carpathian Romani472,470 speakers
- Sinte Romani318,920 speakers
- Picard200,000 speakers
More about Breton
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.