Vocabulary of Breton in Archaeologia Britannica
by Edward Lhuyd 1707 (brezonnec)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

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


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


1.    one           unan
2.    two           dou
3.    three           tri
4.    four           pevar
5.    five           pemp
6.    six           c’huec’h


1.    cat           caz
2.    dog           qui
3.    horse           marc’h
4.    cow           buoc’h
5.    fish           pesk
6.    bird           ezn
7.    tree           guezen
8.    flower           bleûnuen


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


In 1707 the Welsh scholar Edward Lhuyd published a vocabulary of the Breton language which at that time was spoken throughout most of Brittany:

Breiz - Bretagne
Querne - Cornoüaille
Moutroullez - Morlais

  1. Di-Sul
  2. Diliun
  3. Demeurs
  4. Demerc’her
  5. Diriou
  6. Dar Guener
  7. Dar Sadorn
  1. Guenver
  2. C’heveurer
  3. Meurz
  4. Ebrel
  5. Mê
  6. Mezeven
  7. Guezre
  8. Eost
  9. Guengolo
  10. Guhere Hedhre
  11. Mis Diu
  12. Kerdiu

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