| Brythonic |
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A sub-division of Celtic that includes Welsh, Breton (Brittainy), and Cornish (from Cornwall).
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Oxford English Dictionary - The term's first citation is from 1884: "The other group is represented by the people of Wales and the Bretons+the national name of those speaking these dialects was that of Briton+we take the Welsh form of it, which is Brython, and call this group Brythons and Brythonic." (Rhys Celtic Britain 3 ) |
