Continental Celtic languages

As mainland Celtic languages ​​originally spoken on the European mainland part of the Celtic languages ​​is called. Linguistics used here also the concept of continental Celtic languages ​​. All mainland Celtic languages ​​are extinct.

Known are five of mainland Celtic languages ​​whose names are all artifacts of modern times, handed down in more or less extensive fragments:

  • Gaul in France, Northern Italy, Switzerland, and possibly West Germany
  • Gala table in western Turkey
  • Lepontic in Upper Italy
  • Celtiberian on the Iberian Peninsula
  • Norisch in Austria

With high probability there was before and around the time of the European continent other Celtic languages ​​and dialects.

The Breton is not a mainland Celtic language, since it was brought about in the 4th century by emigrants from southern Britain to Northern France.

Extinct language Gaulish language Noric language Brittonic languages Goidelic languages
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