Breton
Celtic tongue, France
Breton refers to the Celtic language spoken in Brittany, the northwestern peninsula of France, or to the people and culture of that region.
As an adjective, it describes things from Brittany: Breton folk music, a Breton fishing village.
A Breton top is a striped shirt in the style traditionally worn by Breton sailors.
Land almost encircled by water
Traditional stories or icons
- mythsTraditional untrue narratives
- MerlinMythical British sorcerer
- DruidsCeltic priestly caste
- fairiesTiny mythical winged creatures
dolmens · menhirs · folktales · magic · Arthurian · Tristan · Morgan · enchantment
One who navigates ships
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
- fishermanOne who catches aquatic creatures
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
- skipperVessel's commanding officer
navigator · Atlantic · sardine · tuna · trawler · port · harbor · oysters
Of Irish-Welsh descent
- WelshOf a Celtic nation
- CornishOf southwestern peninsula
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- dialectRegional language variety
grammar · orthography · immersion · revival · endangered · minority · bilingual · Gallo
Who someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cultureCollective social practices
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- ancestryFamily line of descent
people · nationality · minority · indigenous · Gauls · Gallic · diaspora · regionalism
peninsula
Land almost encircled by water
legends
Traditional stories or icons
fairies · dolmens · menhirs · folktales · magic · Arthurian · Tristan · Morgan · enchantment · standing stones
mariner
One who navigates ships
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
- fishermanOne who catches aquatic creatures
- nauticalOf ships and sailing
skipper · navigator · Atlantic · sardine · tuna · trawler · port · harbor · oysters · seaweed
Celtic
Of Irish-Welsh descent
dialect · grammar · orthography · immersion · revival · endangered · minority · bilingual · Gallo · placenames
identity
Who someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cultureCollective social practices
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
ancestry · people · nationality · minority · indigenous · Gauls · Gallic · diaspora · regionalism · autonomy