Breton is a Celtic language. As part of the Indo-European family, Celtic languages comprise two groups: the Gaelic and Breton. In the fifth century, massive waves of emigrants from Great Britain (Wales, Cornwall, and Devon) crossed the sea and renewed the Breton population: Armorica became Brittany and its language Breton.
During the third Republic, the French Ministry of Education intervened to banish this minority language. Today, there is a great revival of interest in learning the Breton language and the people who speak it.
