Gallo language

Gallo is a regional language of France, traditionally spoken in Eastern Brittany. In contrast to Breton, the Celtic language which is traditionally spoken in the Western territory of the country, Gallo is a Romance language, one of the Oïl languages (closely related to Norman, Picard and Poitevin-Saintongeais among others). 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 and Nantes). 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. The vocabulary of Gallo has been influenced by contact with Breton, but remains overwhelmingly Latinate.

Examples

{|\n!English\n!Gallo\n|-\n|bee\n|avètt\n|-\n|chair\n|chaérr\n|-\n|cheese\n|fórmaij\n|-\n|exit\n|desort\n|-\n|to fall\n|cheir\n|-\n|goat\n|biq\n|-\n|house\n|ostèu\n|-\n|lip\n|lip\n|-\n|mouth\n|góll\n|-\n|number\n|limerot\n|-\n|pear\n|peirr\n|-\n|school\n|escoll\n|-\n|squirrel\n|chat-de-boéz\n|-\n|star\n|esteill\n|-\n|timetable\n|oryaer\n|-\n|to smoke\n|betunae\n|-\n|today\n|anoet\n|-\n|to whistle\n|sublae\n|} Category:Romance languages\nCategory:Languages of France