Breton belongs to the Brythonic branch of the Celtic family, making it a close relative of Welsh and Cornish rather than of French. It is spoken in Brittany, in the far north-west of France, and written in the Latin alphabet. Four traditional dialects are usually recognised, associated with Leon, Tregor, Cornouaille and Vannes. Speaker numbers fell sharply through the twentieth century, and current estimates put fluent speakers at around 200,000, most of them older adults. Breton has no official status in France, though it is taught in the bilingual Diwan school network and appears on road signs across much of Brittany. Revival efforts have produced a growing, if still small, number of younger speakers.
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