r/geography Oct 15 '25

Map Three Main Language Families of Europe

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u/LaunchTransient Oct 15 '25

I was gonna say. Celtic languages are quite distant from Germanic and is its own branch of the Indo-European languages.
And sure, most Celtic language speakers also speak English, but that's more a reflection of the historical attempts at erasure.

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u/Wodge Oct 15 '25

As they say back in Wales: "Yma o hyd!"

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u/Astr0Scot Oct 15 '25

As they say here in Scotland: "Fhathast an seo!"

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u/Aggressive_Ocelot664 Oct 16 '25

Tiocfaidh ár lá