> >And since we are talking about Breton, exactly how close is it to Welsh? Breton is incredibly similar to Welsh, they both grew from the same dialect of Brythonic and evolved, largely due to the migration of some of the Brythonic people to Britanny. Cornish evolved in the same way. I suspect someone will be able to give you a much clearer picture of this than I can, so I'll shut up. As for the laws regarding French linguistic purity, I would guess that they only apply to Academie French. Why would the Academie "waste its time" looking after minority, "uncivilised" languages such as Breton, Provencal, Basque? Pob Hwyl Huw Huw Garan (NJ152@uk.ac.lamp.vms)