Vocabulary of Gaulish


1.    mother           matir
2.    father           atir
3.    sister          
4.    brother           bratir
5.    daughter           duxtir
6.    son           mapos


1.    water           dubron
2.    fire           tanos
3.    sun           sulios
4.    moon          
5.    wind          
6.    rain          


1.    one           oinos
2.    two           duos
3.    three           tris
4.    four           petuar
5.    five           pinpe
6.    six           suexos


1.    cat          
2.    dog           cuon
3.    horse           epos
4.    cow           boua
5.    fish          
6.    bird           etnos
7.    tree           prennos
8.    flower          


1.    white           uindos
2.    black           dubis
3.    red           roudos
4.    green          
5.    yellow           bodios
6.    blue           glastos
7.    grey           leitos
8.    brown           donnos

Gaulish was spoken in:

Bagacum (Bavay)
Rotomagus (Rouen)
Lutetia (Paris)
Argentorate (Strasbourg)
Portus Namnetum (Nantes)
Lugdunum (Lyon)
Arelate (Arles)
Massilia (Marseille)
Tolosa (Toulouse)
Burdigala (Bordeaux)

  1. Giamonios (Winter month)
  2. Simivisonios (Bright month)
  3. Equos (Horse month)
  4. Elembiuos (Deer hunting month)
  5. Edrinios (Hot month)
  6. Cantlos (Song month)
  7. Samonios (Summer month)
  8. Dumannios (Smoky month)
  9. Riuros (Frost month)
  10. Anagantios (No travelling month)
  11. Ogronios (Cold month)
  12. Cutios (Windy month)

    These interpretations are very speculative.

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