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Celtic languages

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The Celtic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages. They were once spoken throughout Western Europe, but are now confined to the British Isles and Brittany. There are two branches: Goidelic or Gaelic and Brythonic or Britannic. The former are represented by the modern languages of Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic and Manx. The second group includes Welsh, Cornish and Breton.

The prospects of survival for the remaining Celtic languages are not good, as decline for all in favor of English (or French in the case of Breton) has been tremendous. However, in recent years, both Cornish and Manx have been revived with some success.

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