Vocabulary of Recent Breton (brezounek)


1.    mother           mam
2.    father           tad
3.    sister           c’hoar
4.    brother           breur
5.    daughter           merc’h
6.    son           mab


Rag Doue hen deuz karet kement ar bed, ma hen deuz roet he Vab unic, evit na
vezo ket kollet pioubenag a gred enhan, mes ma hen devezo are vuez eternel.


For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.

The Bible, John, 3, 16

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1.    water           dour
2.    fire           tan
3.    sun           heol
4.    moon           loar
5.    wind           avel
6.    rain           glao


1.    one           eun
2.    two           daou
3.    three           tri
4.    four           pevar
5.    five           pemp
6.    six           c’houec’h


Ro deomp hirio hor bara pemdeziec.

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

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1.    cat           kaz
2.    dog           ki
3.    horse           marc’h
4.    cow           buoc’h
5.    fish           pesk
6.    bird           labous
7.    tree           gwezenn
8.    flower           bleunienn


Commansamant Aviel Jesus-Christ, Mab Doue.

The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
The Bible, Mark, 1,1

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1.    white           gwenn
2.    black           du
3.    red           ruz
4.    green           gwer
5.    yellow           melen
6.    blue           glas
7.    grey          
8.    brown          


Recent Breton was spoken in western Brittany

9. Hon Tad pehini oud en envou, da hanô bezet santifiet.
10. Deued da rouantelez: Da volonte bezet grët war an douar evel en env.
11. Ro deomp hirio hor bara pemdeziec.
12. Ha pardon deomp hon dleou, evel ma pardonomp ive d’hon dleourien.
13. Ha n’hon hinch ked en tentasion, mes delivr ac’hanomp a zroug.
The Bible, Matthew 6, 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)

  1. disul
  2. dilun
  3. dimeurz
  4. dimerc’her
  5. diziou
  6. digwener
  7. disadorn
  1. hanternoz
  2. kreisteiz
  3. savheol
  4. kuzheol
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