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Westcountry Brythonic (or Old Devonian) is the Celtic language of south-west England that was spoken in what is now Devon and adjoining counties in the fifth to ninth centuries.
As the language of the Dumnonii, it may be considered to be the precursor of both Breton and Cornish and was a member of the P-Celtic branch of the Celtic language tree (for those who accept the P-Celtic hypothesis).
Linguist Joseph Biddulph has produced a booklet as an introduction to the language and his work has been based on local placenames and the common elements of Breton and Cornish. There is an inherent level of uncertainty in this language as little written evidence has survived to modern times.
There has been a increased level of interest in this language in recent times.
See also
External links
- Old Deunansek (http://members.fortunecity.com/gerdewnansek/olddevonian.html)
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