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'''Gallo''' is a [[languages of France|regional language of France]]. Gallo is a [[Romance language]], one of the [[Oïl languages]] (closely related to [[Norman language|Norman]], [[Picard language|Picard]] and [[Poitevin-Saintongeais]] among others). It is spoken in [[Brittany]] and the west of France along the border with [[Normandy]], in contrast to [[Breton language|Breton]], the [[Celtic language]] which is traditionally spoken in the Western territory of Brittany. |
'''Gallo''' is a [[languages of France|regional language of France]]. Gallo is a [[Romance language]], one of the [[Oïl languages]] (closely related to [[Norman language|Norman]], [[Picard language|Picard]] and [[Poitevin-Saintongeais]] among others). It is spoken in [[Brittany]] and the west of France along the border with [[Normandy]], in contrast to [[Breton language|Breton]], the [[Celtic language]] which is traditionally spoken in the Western territory of Brittany. |
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It is the Romance replacement of the [[Gaulish language]], spoken originally in the [[March of Neustria]] which now corresponds to the border lands of Brittany and Normandy. |
It is the Romance replacement of the [[Gaulish language]], spoken originally in the [[March of Neustria]] which now corresponds to the border lands of Brittany and Normandy and its former heart in [[Le Mans]], [[Maine (province)|Maine]]. |
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One of the metro stations of the Breton capital, [[Rennes]], has bilingual signage in [[French language|French]] and Gallo, but generally the Gallo language is not as visibly high-profile as the Breton language, even in its traditional heartland of the ''Pays Gallo'' (which includes the two historical capitals of Rennes (Gallo ''Resnn'', Breton ''Roazhon'') and [[Nantes]] (Gallo ''Nauntt'', Breton ''Naoned'')). |
One of the metro stations of the Breton capital, [[Rennes]], has bilingual signage in [[French language|French]] and Gallo, but generally the Gallo language is not as visibly high-profile as the Breton language, even in its traditional heartland of the ''Pays Gallo'' (which includes the two historical capitals of Rennes (Gallo ''Resnn'', Breton ''Roazhon'') and [[Nantes]] (Gallo ''Nauntt'', Breton ''Naoned'')). |
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Revision as of 07:14, 9 February 2007
Gallo is a regional language of France. Gallo is a Romance language, one of the Oïl languages (closely related to Norman, Picard and Poitevin-Saintongeais among others). It is spoken in Brittany and the west of France along the border with Normandy, in contrast to Breton, the Celtic language which is traditionally spoken in the Western territory of Brittany.
It is the Romance replacement of the Gaulish language, spoken originally in the March of Neustria which now corresponds to the border lands of Brittany and Normandy and its former heart in Le Mans, Maine.
One of the metro stations of the Breton capital, Rennes, has bilingual signage in French and Gallo, but generally the Gallo language is not as visibly high-profile as the Breton language, even in its traditional heartland of the Pays Gallo (which includes the two historical capitals of Rennes (Gallo Resnn, Breton Roazhon) and Nantes (Gallo Nauntt, Breton Naoned)).
Although a written literary tradition exists, Gallo is more noted for extemporised story-telling and theatrical presentations. Given Brittany's rich musical heritage, it is also the case that some contemporary performers produce a range of music sung in Gallo (See Music of Brittany).
In the west, the vocabulary of Gallo has been influenced by contact with Breton, but remains overwhelmingly Latinate. There is some limited intercomprehension with adjacent varieties of Norman language along the linguistic frontier and also with Dgèrnésiais and Jèrriais.
Examples
| English | Gallo | French |
|---|---|---|
| bee | avètt | abeille |
| chair | chaérr | chaise |
| cheese | fórmaij | fromage |
| exit | desort | sortie |
| to fall | cheir | tomber (archaic: choir) |
| goat | biq | chèvre (slang: bique) |
| house | ostèu | maison (archaic: hostel) |
| lip | lip | lèvre |
| mouth | góll | bouche ('throat': gueule) |
| number | limerot | numéro |
| pear | peirr | poire |
| school | escoll | école |
| squirrel | chat-de-boéz (wood cat) | écureuil |
| star | esteill | étoile |
| timetable | orier | horaire |
| to smoke | betunae | fumer (archaic: pétuner) |
| today | anoet | aujourd'hui |
| to whistle | sublae | siffler |
Films
- Of Pipers and Wrens (1997). Produced and directed by Gei Zantzinger, in collaboration with Dastum. Lois V. Kuter, ethnomusicological consultant. Devault, Pennsylvania: Constant Spring Productions.
