Gallo language

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Gallo language is a regional Romance language of eastern Brittany in France, distinct from both Breton and standard French.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gallo language canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Oïl language
Romance language
regional language
closelyRelatedTo Norman language
Picard language
Poitevin-Saintongeais
country France
culturalRole marker of Upper Breton identity
distinctFrom Breton language
linked to: Breton

French language
linked to: French
endangeredStatus vulnerable
family Indo-European languages
glottocode gall1279
hasAlternativeName gallo bretonnant (historical/vernacular designation)
galo
hasDialects multiple local varieties
hasLinguisticFeature definite and indefinite articles
grammatical gender
subject-verb-object word order
hasLiterature modern poetry and prose
hasMedia local radio broadcasts in Gallo
hasOrganization associations for promotion and preservation
hasPhonologicalFeature nasal vowels similar to French
palatal consonants
ISO639-3 fra-gallo (variety code, often treated under French)
languageCode pcd-gallo (sometimes grouped under Picard/Oïl varieties)
recognizedAs regional language of France
recognizedBy Region of Brittany
linked to: Brittany
region Brittany
Upper Brittany
linked to: Brittany

eastern Brittany
linked to: Brittany
spokenIn Anjou
Côtes-d'Armor
Ille-et-Vilaine
Loire-Atlantique
Maine
Morbihan
Normandy (border areas)
linked to: Normandy
subfamily Gallo-Romance languages
Italic languages
Oïl languages
Romance languages
Western Romance languages
taughtIn some schools in Brittany
usedFor folk songs
oral tradition
storytelling
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brittany hasLanguage Gallo language
Gallo-Romance languages hasPart Gallo language
Duke of Brittany hasLanguage Gallo language
Oïl languages hasPart Gallo language