Breton people

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Celtic people ethnic group

The Breton people are a Celtic ethnic group native to Brittany in northwestern France, known for their distinct Breton language, rich maritime culture, and strong regional identity.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bretons	6
Breton	1
Breton Americans	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Celtic people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
ancestralLanguage	Breton language NERFINISHED ⓘ
capitalRegionCity	Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
culturalIdentity	strong regional identity ⓘ
culturalSphere	Celtic nations ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalDuchy	Duchy of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalKingdom	Kingdom of Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalOrigin	migrants from Great Britain ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfMigration	Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Breton language NERFINISHED ⓘ French language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Celtic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorCity	Brest NERFINISHED ⓘ Quimper NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Malo NERFINISHED ⓘ Vannes NERFINISHED ⓘ
minorityStatus	ethnic minority in France ⓘ
nativeTo	Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCuisineItem	cider ⓘ crêpes ⓘ galettes ⓘ kouign-amann ⓘ
recognizedAs	one of the six Celtic nations ⓘ
region	Armorica NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Cornish people ⓘ Irish people ⓘ Manx people NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh people ⓘ
religion	Protestant Christianity ⓘ surface form: Protestantism Roman Catholicism ⓘ irreligion ⓘ secularism ⓘ
subfamily	Insular Celtic languages ⓘ
traditionalCostume	coiffe ⓘ
traditionalDance	fest-noz ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	agriculture ⓘ fishing ⓘ maritime activities ⓘ
traditionalFlag	Gwenn-ha-du NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalInstrument	Breton bagpipes NERFINISHED ⓘ biniou ⓘ bombarde ⓘ
traditionalLanguageStatus	regional language of France ⓘ
traditionalMusic	Breton music ⓘ
traditionalProvince	Lower Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ