Vocabulary of Middle Breton (brezonec)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Numerals: masculine, feminine

1.    mother           mam, an vam, mammou
2.    father           tat, an tat, tadou
3.    sister           hoar, an hoar
4.    brother           breuzr, an breuzr, breuder
5.    daughter           merch, an verch, merchet
6.    son           map, an map, mibien


1.    water           dour, an dour
2.    fire           tan, an tan
3.    sun           heaul, an heaul
4.    moon           loar, an loar
5.    wind           guent, an guent
6.    rain           glau, an glau


1.    one           un, un
2.    two           dou, diu
3.    three           try, teir
4.    four           pevar, peder
5.    five           pemp
6.    six           huech


Roit deomp hezieu hon bara pemdedheik.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           caz, an gaz, cazes
2.    dog           quy, an quy, con
3.    horse           march, an march
4.    cow           buch, an vuch
5.    fish           pesq, an pesq, pesquet
6.    bird           ezn, an ezn, eznet
7.    tree           prenn, an prenn
8.    flower          


1.    white           guenn
2.    black           du
3.    red           ruz
4.    green           guezr
5.    yellow           melen
6.    blue           glas
7.    grey           loet
8.    brown           guel

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