| Gallo-Brittonic | |
|---|---|
| P-Celtic | |
| Geographic distribution | Gaul and Great Britain |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | None |
The Gallo-Brittonic languages, also known as the P-Celtic languages, are a proposed subdivision of the Celtic languages containing the languages of Ancient Gaul (both celtica and belgica) and Celtic Britain, which share certain features. Besides common linguistic innovations, speakers of these languages shared cultural features and history. The cultural aspects are commonality of art styles and worship of similar gods. Coinage just prior to the British Roman Period was also similar. In Julius Caesar's time, the Atrebates held land on both sides of the English Channel.
It contrasts with the Insular Celtic hypothesis, which asserts that Goidelic and Brythonic underwent a period of common development and have shared innovations to the exclusion of Gaulish,[1] while the shared changes are either independent innovations that occurred separately in Brythonic and Gaulish or are due to language contact between the two groups.
- ^ Penney, John (2015-12-22), "Celtic languages", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.1458, ISBN 978-0-19-938113-5, retrieved 2024-06-19