Gallo-Brittonic languages
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P-Celtic hypothesis
)| Gallo-Brittonic | |
|---|---|
| P-Celtic | |
| Geographic distribution | Gaul and Great Britain |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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| Glottolog | None |
The Gallo-Brittonic languages, also known as the P-Celtic languages, are a subdivision of the
Coinage just prior to the British Roman period was also similar. In Julius Caesar's time, the Atrebates held land on both sides of the English Channel
.
Linguistics
The hypothesis that the languages spoken in Gaul and Great Britain (
Proto-Celtic *kʷ into /p/ (thus the name "P-Celtic"). These innovations are not shared with the Goidelic languages
.
The shared innovations not in Goidelic are:
- Proto-Celtic kʷ > Gallo-Brittonic p, or in voiced form b (e.g. Gaulish mapos, Welsh mab ≠ Irish mac)
- Proto-Celtic mr and ml > Gallo-Brittonic br and bl (e.g. Gaulish broga, Welsh, Breton bro ≠ Old Irish mruig)
- Proto-Celtic wo, we > Gallo-Brittonic wa (e.g. Gaulish uassos, Welsh gwass ≠ Old Irish foss)
- Proto-Celtic ɡʷ > Gallo-Brittonic w
- Early loss of g between vowels in both Gaulish and Brittonic
- Proto-Celtic dj between vowels tended to give Gallo-Brittonic j
- Proto-Celtic *anman > Gallo-Brittonic anwan.[1] (Gaulish anuana, Welsh enuein ≠ Irish ainm; but also Gaulish anmanbe)[2]
The chief alternative view is the
Insular Celtic hypothesis, which asserts that Goidelic and Brythonic underwent a period of common development and have shared innovations, while the above changes are either independent innovations that occurred separately in Brythonic and Gaulish or are due to language contact
between the two groups.
See also
Notes
- ISBN 1-85109-440-7.
- ^ Lambert, Pierre-Yves. (1994). La langue gauloise, éditions errance. p. 19.