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Gallo LanguageGallo is a regional language of France, traditionally spoken in Eastern Brittany. In contrast to Breton, the Celtic language which is traditionally spoken in the Western territory of the country, Gallo is a Romance language, one of the Ol languages (closely related to Norman, Picard and Poitevin-Saintongeais among others). One of the metro stations of the Breton capital, Rennes, has bilingual signage in French and Gallo, but generally the Gallo language is not as visibly high-profile as the Breton language, even in its traditional heartland of the Pays Gallo (which includes the two historical capitals of Rennes and Nantes). Although a written literary tradition exists, Gallo is more noted for extemporised story-telling and theatrical presentations. Given Brittanys rich musical heritage, it is also the case that some contemporary performers produce a range of music sung in Gallo (See Music of Brittany). The vocabulary of Gallo has been influenced by contact with Breton, but remains overwhelmingly Latinate. Examples | allo | French | | ee | avtt | abeille | | hair | charr | chaise | | heese | frmaij | fromage | | xit | desort | sortie | | o fall | cheir | choir (tomber) | | oat | biq | (chvre) | | ouse | ostu | (maison) | | ip | lip | lvre | | outh | gll | gueule throat (bouche) | | umber | limerot | numro | | ear | peirr | poire | | chool | escoll | cole | | quirrel | chat-de-boz | chat-de-bois cat (cureuil) | | tar | esteill | toile | | imetable | oryaer | horaire | | o smoke | betunae | (fumer) | | oday | anoet | (aujourd'hui) | | o whistle | sublae | siffler |
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