Gallo is a regional language of France, traditionally spoken in Eastern Brittany. There are a number of languages of France, although the French language is by far the most widely spoken and the only official language of the country. ... Traditional coat of arms This article is about the historical duchy and French province, as well as the cultural area of 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). Breton (Brezhoneg) is a Celtic language spoken by some of the inhabitants of Brittany in France. ... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Celtic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages. ... The Romance languages, also called Romanic languages, are a subfamily of the Italic languages, specifically the descendants of the Vulgar Latin dialects spoken by the common people evolving in different areas after the break-up of the Roman Empire. ... The langue doïl language family in linguistics comprises Romance languages originating in territories now occupied by northern France, part of Belgium and the Channel Islands. ... The Norman language is a Romance language, one of the Oïl languages. ... Picard is a language closely related to French, and as such is one of the larger group of Romance languages. ... Poitevin-Saintongeais is a language spoken by a minority of people in Poitou-Charentes. ...

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 (Gallo Resnn, Breton Roazhon)and Nantes (Gallo Nauntt, Breton An Naoned)). Location within France The Parlement de Bretagne (Parliament of Brittany), the most famous building in Rennes, was rebuilt after a terrible fire in 1994. ... City motto: Favet Neptunus eunti. ...

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 (See Music of Brittany). Brittany is on the northwest coast of France and is a region unique in that country in its Celtic cultural derivation. ...

The vocabulary of Gallo has been influenced by contact with Breton, but remains overwhelmingly Latinate.

A Gallo sign in the Rennes metro

Bilingual signage in the Rennes metro

Image File history File links Signalétique en gallo dans le métro de Rennes, Bretagne Gallo language signage in Rennes metro, Brittany Photo taken by Man vyi on 19/8/2002 File links The following pages link to this file: Gallo language ... Image File history File links Signalétique en gallo dans le métro de Rennes, Bretagne Gallo language signage in Rennes metro, Brittany Photo taken by Man vyi on 19/8/2002 File links The following pages link to this file: Gallo language ... Location within France The Parlement de Bretagne (Parliament of Brittany), the most famous building in Rennes, was rebuilt after a terrible fire in 1994. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1101x457, 355 KB) A picture of a bilingual sign in a metro station in Rennes written in French/Gallo. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1101x457, 355 KB) A picture of a bilingual sign in a metro station in Rennes written in French/Gallo. ... Location within France The Parlement de Bretagne (Parliament of Brittany), the most famous building in Rennes, was rebuilt after a terrible fire in 1994. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ...

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