Title | : | Britain's Celtic languages explained |
Duration | : | 21:45 |
Viewed | : | 401,820 |
Published | : | 20-04-2024 |
Source | : | Youtube |
Time to explore the Celtic languages! Also, get your personalized 1-on-1 language lessons with native teachers on italki Buy $10 get $5 for free for your first lesson using my code ROBWORDS5. Book your lesson now https://go.italki.com/robwordsapr24 The Celtic languages have been in Britain since long before the English language even existed. In this video I speak to speakers of 5 different Celtic languages: Cornish, Welsh, Manx, Scottish Gaelic and Irish (because it would be silly to leave Irish out). Learn all about the fascinating quirks of the Celtic languages, find out which words English has borrowed from them, and discover a useful phrase or two! LINKS 🏴Marian’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@galesconmarian 🇮🇲Learn Manx: https://youtu.be/diAf_7xEwck?si=r4wqXv2JCUQNayi1 🏴Scottish Gaelic on Wikitongues: https://youtu.be/rPokZgAdXSo?si=3ncrgj-dgBxwcq_s 🇮🇪Paul Mescal speaking Irish: https://youtu.be/3PbuYQR2gyI?si=0FT986yneE_YvgsS #celtic #linguistics #italki ⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: patreon.com/robwords 📝FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.robwords.com/newsletter Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok: http://robwords.com http://x.com/robwordsYT http://tiktok.com/@robwords ==CHAPTERS== 0:00 Introduction 0:34 The Celtic languages 1:42 Celtic language tree 4:05 Understanding eachother 5:15 italki 6:50 No “yes” or “no” 7:43 Crazy counting 8:30 Sound changes 10:20 Place names 12:04 Words we borrowed 12:58 Influence on English 14:05 Extinction 16:14 How are they doing? 19:25 Handy phrases
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