1) Breton name of Brittany, one of the 6 celtic nations.
The languages spoken there are : Breton, Gallo and French.
Divided into nine countries ("bro(ioù)") : Bro-Gwened, Bro-Naoned, Bro-Roazhon, Bro-Zol, Bro-Sant-Maloù, Bro-Sant-Brieg, Bro-Gernev, Bro-Dreger and Bro-Leon
2) Breton name of the french region of Brittany. It's the same territory except that after the french revolution, the french began to completly disrespect breton people and their culture. They first divided it into 5 départements (Morbihan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique, Côte-d'Armor and Finistère), and after WWII they decided that Loire-Atlantique didn't belong to region of Brittany anymore..., Also, for many years they forbade Breton and Gallo languages. Now it's allowed to talk Breton or Gallo but those languages are not "officially acknowledged" and the whole breton culture is still disrespected/not even acknowledged. Some Bretons consider themselves as french, some say they're both french and breton and some don't want to be called french. So when somebody say they're Breton, telling things like "It's in France" or "So you're french" is quite offending, just like telling welsh they're english.
3)Brittany (The nation) is sometimes called Breizh in other languages than breton to differentiate it from the french region or, in english, to make the name easier to differenciate from britain. It can also be written Breizh or Breih. the diminutive form for "Breizh" is "Bzh".
The languages spoken there are : Breton, Gallo and French.
Divided into nine countries ("bro(ioù)") : Bro-Gwened, Bro-Naoned, Bro-Roazhon, Bro-Zol, Bro-Sant-Maloù, Bro-Sant-Brieg, Bro-Gernev, Bro-Dreger and Bro-Leon
2) Breton name of the french region of Brittany. It's the same territory except that after the french revolution, the french began to completly disrespect breton people and their culture. They first divided it into 5 départements (Morbihan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Loire-Atlantique, Côte-d'Armor and Finistère), and after WWII they decided that Loire-Atlantique didn't belong to region of Brittany anymore..., Also, for many years they forbade Breton and Gallo languages. Now it's allowed to talk Breton or Gallo but those languages are not "officially acknowledged" and the whole breton culture is still disrespected/not even acknowledged. Some Bretons consider themselves as french, some say they're both french and breton and some don't want to be called french. So when somebody say they're Breton, telling things like "It's in France" or "So you're french" is quite offending, just like telling welsh they're english.
3)Brittany (The nation) is sometimes called Breizh in other languages than breton to differentiate it from the french region or, in english, to make the name easier to differenciate from britain. It can also be written Breizh or Breih. the diminutive form for "Breizh" is "Bzh".
1) the celtic nations are Breizh, Alba, Eire, Ellan Vannin, Cymru and Kernow.
2)
- Where are you from?
- I am from Brittany
- Oh, Great Britain?
- No, Breizh
2)
- Where are you from?
- I am from Brittany
- Oh, Great Britain?
- No, Breizh
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• BEVET BREIZH
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An expression of Breton pride and cultural identity. Often used as a rallying cry by the Breton people, "BEVET BREIZH" literally means "Long live Brittany" (It's literally the best region in France, hate me for it). This sentence is also said a lot during concerts or other big events by random guys waving the Gwenn Ha Du flag and drinking cider (They are usually drunk by 8 in the morning).
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Usually implies that, despite or even because of the pretence involved, most people are hostile to the ideology, and are barely restrained from voicing their displeasure or disbelief by fear of dire consequences.
Named after Leonid Brezhnev, former leader of the USSR, whose rule saw a massive outbreak of cynicism about the ruling elite, and the attitude of "We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us."
Usually implies that, despite or even because of the pretence involved, most people are hostile to the ideology, and are barely restrained from voicing their displeasure or disbelief by fear of dire consequences.
Named after Leonid Brezhnev, former leader of the USSR, whose rule saw a massive outbreak of cynicism about the ruling elite, and the attitude of "We pretend to work, and they pretend to pay us."
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Get the Breighlee mug.More known as Breton, is a Celtic language spoken in the Brittany region of France, and has around 200,000 speakers as of 2023. In the start of the 20th century, it had over 2 million speakers, but as of now, that number has now declined to around 200,000.
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