Continental Celtic Languages

The continental Celtic languages form a branch of the Celtic languages which belongs neither to the Brittonique (P-Celtic) nor with Gaelic (Q-Celtic). It is probable that the Celte S spoke various languages or dialects through the Europe at the time pre Roman, only four of these languages are attested:

  • Lépontique (of seventh century BC at third century BC)
  • Gallic (of third century BC at the 2nd century)
  • Gallate (of third century BC at the 4th century)
  • Celtibère (first century BC)

The lépontique one is generally regarded as a dialect of Gallic, gallate could also be a dialect of the Gallic one.

The continental term Celtic is used in opposition to the Celtic islander. Although the majority of the researchers think that the Celtic islander is a branch different from the Celtic languages, gathering languages having undergone common linguistic innovations, there is no proof that the continental Celtic languages can be gathered same manner. On the contrary, the continental term Celtic is Paraphylétique and indicates only one character of nonmembership to the group of the insular Celtic languages. As it remains us very little of traces of Celtic continental, the compared Linguistique based on the comparative method is difficult to realize.

Classification

External bonds

  • Pdf-Institute for the linguistics of the university of Vienna (Austria). Documentation concerning the lépontique one, the celtibère and the Gallic cisalpin - Tables on the history of the Celtic languages (in German)

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