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I'm working on a project and I need to say: so-and-so OF or FROM Brezhoneg (I'm writing this as a surname, so which one would be more appropriate: SO or FROM??)

2007-04-23 05:29:37 · 1 answers · asked by >;-;< 1 in Society & Culture Languages

So, would you not use a preposition for a surname. For example: Leonardo da Vinci means (Leonard of Vinci). So, for someone from Brittany would you just say, for example, Erwan Briezh? (Erwan of Bretagne)

2007-04-24 02:26:24 · update #1

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Breton usually gets by without the preposition "of" just like the other Celtic languages. e.g. Eun tamm chokola = A piece of chocolate (literally "A piece chocolate."); Kabiten ar vatiment = The capatain of the ship (Literally "Captain the ship.").;Santez Janed Ark = Saint Joan of Arc (Literally "Saint Joan Arc); Alan Stivell Breizh (Alan Stivell of Britanny) etc.

However, if you wish to say "He / She / It is from Brittany (Breton: Brezh)," then it is Eus Breizh emañ (pronounced approximately: Es brayzh em-mawnh'). 'Eus' means "from." ñ is a nazalized 'n' as in French.

Hope that helps.

2007-04-23 21:24:06 · answer #1 · answered by Brennus 6 · 0 0

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