ISO 639-3 · brebre
Indo-European family
Breton
brezhoneg
Breton is a language of the Southwestern Brythonic branch (Indo-European), spoken in France. Wikidata counts about 107,000 speakers (2025). Wikidata describes it as “Celtic language spoken in France”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bre- ISO 639-1
br- Glottocode
bret1244- Family
- Indo-European
- EGIDS
- 7 Shifting
- UNESCO
- Severely endangered
- Centre point
- 48.00, -3.00
- Wikipedia
- 137 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
5levels in the tree
7EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Breton · brezhoneg |
|---|---|
| Also called | Brezhoneg, Breton language |
| All speakers | 107,000 (2025) |
| Written in | Breton alphabet |
| Grammatical genders | 2 listed in Wikidata |
Vitality
EGIDS 7 Shifting7
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelUNESCO: Severely endangered
Languages at this levelfamily tree
From Indo-European to Breton
The branches above Breton, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in France
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