Neo-Brittonic

Neo-Brittonic
RegionGreat Britain, Brittany
EthnicityBritons
Erac. mid-6th century CE to the present day[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
brit
GlottologNone
Linguasphere50-AB

Neo-Brittonic, also known as Neo-Brythonic,[2] is a stage of the Insular Celtic Brittonic languages that emerged by the middle of the sixth century CE. Neo-Brittonic languages include Old, Middle and Modern Welsh, Cornish, and Breton, as well as Cumbric (and potentially Pictish).

  1. ^ Neo-Brittonic at MultiTree on the Linguist List
  2. ^ Schmidt, Karl Horst (1993). "Insular Celtic: P and Q Celtic". In Ball, Martin J. (ed.). The Celtic Languages. London: Routledge.