Ofis ar Brezhoneg
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France
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for the promotion and development of the Breton language
Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
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Mission
One of its missions is to scientifically deal with socio-linguistic data. It must therefore act as an observatory of the Breton language (Arsellva ar brezhoneg) by publishing these data, and it must advise communes for bilingual signage and place names. It is the support of TermBret, the cooperative terminology service which publishes glossaries as specialty. Finally, it assists individuals, administrations and businesses who want to use the Breton language (42 administrations, associations or companies have made an appeal from 1 July 1999 to September 15, 1999).Breton language
The Office participates in the promotion of Breton courses for adults. For the year 1998-1999, it has published an approach of the effectives of Breton courses for adults: 9,300 adults have followed a course (e.g. evening courses, correspondence). 6,700 have followed courses, of which 1,200 in Upper BrittanyUpper Brittany
Upper Brittany is a term used to describe the eastern part of Brittany which is predominantly of a Romance culture and is associated with the Gallo language. The name is in counterpoint to Lower Brittany, the western part of the ancient province and present-day region, where the Breton language...
(550 in Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine
Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France, located in the region of Brittany in the northwest of the country.- History :Ille-et-Vilaine is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
and 462 in Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique
Loire-Atlantique is a department on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean.-History:...
). 165 organizations organise evening courses in Brittany and 28 outside Brittany (of which 15 in the region of Paris).
In 2003, the Office published a road map of Britanny in the Breton language (The map includes Loire-Atlantique).
Finance and organisation
The Office is now an Établissement public de coopération culturelle, a public institution run by a board of directors who represent local authorities and the Frence state, and presided by Lena Louarn, a coucillor elected in the Regional Council of Brittany. Before October 2010 it was an independent association also presided by Lena Louarn between 1999 and 2010, and had a budget of € 1 million, primarily funded by the Brittany Region. The seat is in Carhaix where its director Fulup Jakez. The Observatory of the Breton language (l'Observatoire de la langue bretonne) with the deputy director Olier Ar Mogn, is located in RennesRennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
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See also
- Cornish Language PartnershipCornish Language PartnershipThe Cornish Language Partnership is a representative body that was set up in Cornwall, United Kingdom in 2005 to promote and develop the use of the Cornish language in Cornwall...
(Keskowethyans an Taves Kernewek) - a comparable body for the Cornish languageCornish languageCornish is a Brythonic Celtic language and a recognised minority language of the United Kingdom. Along with Welsh and Breton, it is directly descended from the ancient British language spoken throughout much of Britain before the English language came to dominate...
. - Welsh Language BoardWelsh Language BoardThe Welsh Language Board is a statutory body set up by the UK Government as part of the Welsh Language Act 1993. It is now an Assembly Sponsored Public Body...
(Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg) - a comparable body for the Welsh languageWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
. - Foras na GaeilgeForas na GaeilgeForas na Gaeilge is the governing body of the Irish language, responsible for the promotion of the language throughout the island of Ireland. Its name can be translated into English as "The Irish Language Body", although the body has no official English-language name...
- All-Ireland board for the Irish languageIrish languageIrish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
. - Bòrd na GàidhligBòrd na GàidhligBòrd na Gàidhlig is a quango appointed by the Scottish Government with responsibility for Scottish Gaelic...
- a comparable body for the Scots-Gaelic language. - Coonseil ny GaelgeyCoonseil ny Gaelgeyis the regulatory body responsible for the Manx language.The was set up in December 1985 as a sub-committee of the Manx Heritage Foundation. It is responsible for the provision of authoritative Manx versions of the titles of government departments, street names, and the creation of new words and...
- a comparable body for the Manx languageManx languageManx , also known as Manx Gaelic, and as the Manks language, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, historically spoken by the Manx people. Only a small minority of the Island's population is fluent in the language, but a larger minority has some knowledge of it...
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