Unique to the region of Brittany in Northern France, the Breton language descended from the family of Celtic languages known as Brythonic. These languages include Welsh and the now-obsolete language of Cornish. After the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, many of the Brythonic peoples relocated: to Wales, to Cornwall, and across the English Channel to Brittany. For a time during the Middle Ages, Breton functioned as a status language for those traveling between Britain and Armorica (or Brittany). After the twelfth century, French became the official language of all France, including Brittany, and the Breton language slowly died out. There are current attempts to revive it but to little avail, and the French government has consistently refused requests to add it as an official language within France.

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