Vocabulary of Vannes Breton (brehoneg)

Nouns, definite articles, plurals
Adjectives masculine, feminine

1.    mother           mamm, ar vamm, mammeu
2.    father           tad, an tad, tadeu
3.    sister           hoér, ar hoér, hoérezed
4.    brother           breur, ar breur, breudér
5.    daughter           merh, ar verh, merhed
6.    son           mab, ar mab, mabed


1.    water           deur, an deur
2.    fire           tan, an tan
3.    sun           héol, an héol
4.    moon           loér, ar loér
5.    wind           aùél, an aùél, aùélieu
6.    rain           glaù, ar glaù


1.    one           un / ur
2.    two           daou, diù
3.    three           tri, tèr
4.    four           peùar, pedèr
5.    five           pemp
6.    six           hwéh


Reit d’emb hiniù hur bara pamdiek.

Give us today our daily bread.
The Bible, Matthew, 6, 11

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1.    cat           kah, ar hah, kihiér
2.    dog           ki, ar hi, chaj
3.    horse           jao, ar jao, ronsed
4.    cow           buoh, ar vuoh, buhed
5.    fish           pesk, ar pesk, pesked
6.    bird           én, an én, éned
7.    tree           gwéenn, ar wéenn, gwé
8.    flower           bleuenn, ar vleuenn, bleu


1.    white           gwenn, wenn
2.    black           du, zu
3.    red           ru, ru
4.    green           gwerh, werh
5.    yellow           melén, velén
6.    blue           glaz, hlaz
7.    grey           loued, loued
8.    brown           gell, hell


The Vannes Breton dialect is spoken in:

Gwened - Vannes
An Oriant - Lorient


Street Name Types in Vannes (Brittany)

Rue de la Maison Blanche (French)

Rue ar Gazek (French and Breton)


9. Hun Tad e zou én nean, hous hanù revou santefiet,
10. hou ranteleh dégaset d'emb, hou volanté revou groeit ar en doar él én nean.
11. Reit d'emb hiniù hur bara pamdiek;
12. pardonet d'emb hun ofanseu él ma pardonamb d'er ré en des hun ofanset,
13. ha n'hul lausket ket de goéh én tentasion, mes goarantet ni doh en droug.
The Bible, Matthew 6, 9-13 (The Lord's Prayer)

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