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All Celtic Languages on a Map

Can you name all the Celtic languages on the map below?
All figures are according to Wikipedia, with percentages reflecting the population who speaks that language within the homeland Celtic nation
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Last updated: April 2, 2024
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Goidelic
 
L1
L2
Languages
238 k
2.1 mil
Irish
58 k
87 k
Scottish Gaelic
23
2.2 k
Manx
 
 
 
 
Britonic
 
L1
L2
Languages
562 k
905 k
Welsh
222 k
356 k
Breton
0
563
Cornish
 
 
A Brief Comparison
EN
What is your name? I am Jeppy.
 
 
IE
Cén t-ainm atá ort? Is mise Jeppy.
SG
Dè an t-ainm a th'ort? Is mise Jeppy.
MX
Cre'n ennym t'ort? Ta'n ennym orrym Jeppy mish.
 
 
WE
Beth yw dy enw di? Fy enw i Jeppy.
BZ
Petra eo da anv? Jeppy eo ma anv.
CO
Pyth yw dha hanow? Ow hanow yw Jeppy.
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25 Comments
Jiaozira
+10
Level 72
Apr 2, 2024
I updated the map and added new data! I tried to highlight areas where the language is spoken on a regular basis (i.e. Irish Gaeltachtaí) and give a lighter shaded area for areas where the language exists, but is less common.

The Welsh language appears to be the healthiest Celtic language, with strongholds and hundreds of thousands of native speakers in the northwest. There are Welsh speakers in Patagonia from an old colony, but they number perhaps only a thousand or two.

The Irish language is today the second strongest Celtic language. Although its Gaeltachtaí have been declining, the language is a national language of Ireland, and has grown in urban centres like Dublin.

Scottish Gaelic is in slow decline in the Western Islands (where it is still a majority), with some revival happening in Glasgow. It is also spoken in Nova Scotia by a few hundred native speakers, and a thousand more know the language, however its decline has been faster than in Scotland.

Jiaozira
+11
Level 72
Apr 2, 2024
Breton is unfortunately in sharp decline and is today considered Severely Endangered according to UNESCO, despite having many speakers numerically. This is because it is the only unrecognised Celtic language at a national and regional language, and few young people continue to speak the language.

Manx was declared extinct in 2009, and its last native speaker died in the 1977. However, it is undergoing a revival on the Isle of Man, and this is helped by how recently the language was natively spoken on the island (we know how the language sounds, for example).

...this is unlike Cornish, the most humble Celtic language today and only spoken by a few hundred people who are dedicated to giving the tongue a second life. Cornish died out in the early 19th Century, and therefore had to be reconstructed as Cornish people recover their heritage language once more.

Jiaozira
+8
Level 72
Feb 29, 2020
Cornish and Manx do not have notable population centres, therefore I've highlighted the general region. The other languages include areas with at least 25-30% native speakers. I am probably going to write a blog about Celtic language in the present day, as well as language revitalisation efforts for anyone interested.
Xenobiologista
+3
Level 59
Oct 2, 2020
Cool! My ancestors were Irish, so it's nice to learn about these languages.
Jiaozira
+1
Level 72
Oct 2, 2020
Thanks! I find the Celtic languages quite interesting, it's just unfortunate how rare they are today. The Welsh language seems to have the most promise, as many of its speakers are young people (most Breton speakers, on the other hand, are quite old). Ireland has been trying to revitalise the Irish language, but their success seems limited. I've had relatives go to Dublin and they claimed to hear Irish being spoken by young people, however.
JohnnyYeet
+5
Level 66
Nov 29, 2020
I find it kind of sad that Irish is only a secondary language in Ireland...
Jiaozira
+3
Level 72
Nov 29, 2020
It is really unfortunate. Loads of people in Ireland have at least some Irish skills, but I suppose there is little reason for a majority native-English speaking nation to learn and use a language of general obscurity. I've also seen criticism directed at the way Irish schools teach the language. Whatever happens, I hope the Irish language is treasured and preserved for the next generations.
GreySkyCat
+4
Level 51
Aug 6, 2021
In Wales, there's a real mix of how much Welsh is spoken between regions. I used to live in an area where I'd very rarely here Welsh spoken, but a friend of mine came from another area of Wales where she, and many of her friends, routinely spoke it in daily life.

In Wales, all official writing and signage is bilingual Welsh and English, and all children in Wales are taught at least some Welsh in school.

Jiaozira
+2
Level 72
Aug 6, 2021
It is good to hear that people are still using it in daily life! I heard that Welsh is spoken by young people too? I knew a guy from the south of Wales who spoke some Welsh from school but that was about it.
Ears
+3
Level 93
Apr 9, 2026
I remember as a young (English) man visiting North Wales and having a 'Sci-Fi there are aliens amongst us moment'. Obviously most things there looked much as they do throughout the UK, the same shops, the same brands, etc. But visiting one particular shop, I suddenly realised that all these normal people were communicating with each other in some strange tongue! Beep-beep!!!

Clearly in this case I was the alien but it was still shocking in a way that hearing a foreign language in an 'obviously' foreign country isn't.

Wistful
+2
Level 72
Feb 20, 2023
Cornish actually went extinct in the late 1700s, which I found interesting. It was only revived in the early 1900s, looks like it still has a long way to go.
Pullasorsa
+2
Level 81
Apr 9, 2024
Lovely redesign!
Jiaozira
+2
Level 72
Apr 9, 2024
Thank you Pullasorsa! I was waiting to come up with a good way to represent the spread of these languages.
HueMann
+1
Level 52
May 9, 2024
Hello! Great quiz. Do you plan on doing Sinitic languages?
Neodymium
+3
Level 63
Jun 13, 2024
I love the languages on maps!
Neodymium
+3
Level 63
Sep 22, 2024
Are you planning on doing Dravidian languages?
Jiaozira
+3
Level 72
Sep 22, 2024
I would like to in future :)
Neodymium
+1
Level 63
Sep 23, 2024
Nice!
tbutt1
+2
Level 59
Oct 3, 2024
Cymru am byth
celynlois
+2
Level 32
Jun 11, 2025
Hi. I love this quiz. I speak fluent Welsh, and just wanted to let you know that saying "Fy enw i yw Jeppy" would be more accurate.
paperdiego
+1
Level 68
Jun 22, 2025
Is Scotland really a Celtic Nation? Is it not more like England, as their population speaks a Germanic language, and has since the Kingdom of Scotland was formed? Why use the same flag as your oppressors?
Jiaozira
+2
Level 72
Jun 22, 2025
I'm not an expert but I dug into this further. Scotland is a sort of a mixed culture between the Gaelic populations and the Germanic-speaking Scots population, and historically Gaelic and the Gàidhealtachd spread much further than they do now, with Gaelic speakers existing in the lowland areas. Gaelic actually arrived in Scotland via Irish settlers which is why the languages still resemble one another. The flag of Scotland wouldn't be seen as the flag of an oppressor for either population.
Botticella
+2
Level 68
Apr 1, 2026
In addition, the region that is now Scotland went through a process of Gaelicisation beginning with the influence of Dal Riada and continuing with the Christianization by Irish clergy of the predominantly Pictish-identified population. By the turn of the last millenium (approx 1000 ad) all Pictish identity, language, and rulers had been superseded by Gaelic language and Gaelic rulers who traced their lineage back to ancient Irish kings. The Pictish language is generally thought to be a version of Brythonic, so more related to Old Welsh and Cumbric.
Bubblecat
+2
Level 78
Jun 25, 2025
I love that you've included Y Wladfa on the map! Often surprises my friends to learn that my country's language is also spoken in Argentina :)
Jiaozira
+1
Level 72
Jun 26, 2025
The Celtic language diaspora communities are very interesting, so I knew I had to include them! (both Y Wladfa and the Gaelic speakers in Nova Scotia). There used to be a large Irish-speaking community in Newfoundland, with a distinct varient of Irish, but sadly it no longer exists.

I have heard stories of contact between Welsh speakers from Wales, and Welsh speakers from Argentina, where in rare cases the only common language they share is Welsh (be it a Welsh person visiting Argentina, or another story I heard about an Argentinian student from Y Wladfa who couldn't speak English and did an exchange in Wales!) These encounters are rare but interesting.

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