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4 days ago · Breton ( / ˈbrɛtən / BRET-ən, French: [bʁətɔ̃]; endonym: brezhoneg [bʁeˈzɔ̃ːnɛk] ⓘ [5] or [brəhɔ̃ˈnek] in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language group spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France.
4 days ago · French orthography encompasses the spelling and punctuation of the French language. It is based on a combination of phonemic and historical principles. The spelling of words is largely based on the pronunciation of Old French c. 1100–1200 AD, and has stayed more or less the same since then, despite enormous changes to the pronunciation of the ...
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2 days ago · t. e. French ( français, French: [fʁɑ̃sɛ], or langue française, French: [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul.
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3 days ago · Irish language, a member of the Goidelic group of Celtic languages, spoken in Ireland. As one of the national languages of the Republic of Ireland, Irish is taught in the public schools and is required for certain civil-service posts.
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Reading on Irish myth I encountered a number of character name variations. Most of them are understandable, given different accents, scribe's biases, etc. But Deichtine/Deichtire is an odd one to me. Is it just a mistake in one of the manuscripts, or a quirk of Old Irish orthography?
4 days ago · Date: 01/04/2024. Although the origin of the custom of making fools out of people on 1st April is unclear, it would appear that Ireland, like everywhere else, has always had its share of individuals who have managed to earn that name for themselves — so much so that amadán, one of the many Irish words for “fool” (see eDIL s.v. ammatán), even features in Irish townland names.
Mar 31, 2024 · Sound over symbol (and meaning) March 31, 2024 @ 7:31 pm · Filed by Victor Mair under Alphabets, Names, Transcription, Writing systems. « previous post | next post ». Zach Hershey called to my attention a phenomenon about the relationship between speech and writing (and meaning) that I long suspected might well be true, and I even collected ...
