The Southwestern Brittonic languages are the Brittonic Celtic languages spoken in what is now South West England and Brittany since the Early Middle Ages. In their earliest attestation the languages appear indistinguishable, but they gradually evolved into the Cornish and Breton languages. They descend from the Common Brittonic formerly spoken across most of Britain, making them related to the Welsh and Cumbric varieties spoken in Wales and the Hen Ogledd.
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RegionSouth West England and Brittany 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Southwestern Brittonic languages, Wikipedia
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spoken in what is now South West England and Brittany since the Early Middle Ages
Wikidata: Southwestern Brittonic languages
Wikidata Q2612853, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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