Breton/Breton dialects

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Example of Gwenedeg

 * Me zo ganet é kreiz er mor
 * Tèr lèu ér mez ;
 * Un tiig gwenn duhont em-es,
 * Er benal 'gresk étal en nor
 * Hag el lann e hol en anvez.
 * Me zo ganet é kreiz er mor,
 * E bro Arvor
 * E bro Arvor

Excerpt from Pédenn én Téoéldeed, in Ar en deulin from Yann-Ber "Bleimor" Calloc'h (1913)


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Example of Leoneg
Digeri a reas he divreh d'he muia-karet heb en em renta kont. Pokad a reent dibaouez an eil d'egile, o muzellou o tañva evid ar wech kenta mel dous ar garantez. Excerpt from Ar Vastardez from Yann-Vadezour Lagadeg (1993).


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Breton spellings
After several attempts at unifying the spelling, two main spellings exist : the peurunvan ("completely unified" spelling) and the skolveurieg ("university" spelling).

This course uses peurunvan as it is today the most commonly used.

Peurunvan accomodates for dialectal differences. Most notably, the notation "zh" - used in the name "Breizh" ("Brittany") - must be interpreted according to the dialect spoken.
 * In Leon, it will be most often interpreted as "z" (therefore Breizh is pronounced "Breiz").
 * In Gwened (and some part of Kerne), it will often be interpreted as "h" (therefore Breizh is pronounced "Breih").

The transcription of "c'h" is also subject to confusion or criticism as pronunciation may widely vary according to the regions.
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