Gallo

Regional language of France

Languagenatural language dialect modern languageQ37300

Also known as Gallo language · Galo

Speakers: 132,000
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Sources
1.bretagne.bzh/presse/communiques-dossiers/transmission-et-usage-du-breton-et-du-gallo-resultats-de-letude-sociolinguistique-2024/
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Subclass of: Oïl
Script: Latin script

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Gallo is one of the Oïl languages spoken in Western Brittany, in western France. It is traditionally spoken in Ille-et-Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique, and the eastern parts of Morbihan and Côtes-d'Armor, on the eastern side of the Breton linguistic boundary running roughly from Plouha to the Pénerf river. The eastern limit of Gallo is less clearly defined, owing to the existence of a dialect continuum with neighboring Oïl languages such as Mayennais, Norman, and Angevin. Some linguists therefore consider Gallo to extend into areas adjacent to historic Brittany, particularly within the broader region of the Armorican Massif.

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Works in this language

11 linked to Gallo in Wikidata

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31 statements · 19% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Linguistic typology: subject–verb–object
UNESCO language status: 4 severely endangered
Country: France
Part of: regional languages of France
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Sources
1.culture.gouv.fr/content/download/138305/1515485/version/2/file/LgdeFr-2016.pdfRetrieved 2019-03-15
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Oïl
Category for music in this language: Category:Gallo-language music

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