(, ) is a campaign started in the 21st century by the () to promote and stimulate the use of the
Breton language
Breton (, , ; or in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic languages, Celtic language group spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France. It is the only Celtic language still widely in use on the European mainland, albei ...
in daily life in
Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duch ...
, northwestern
France
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Celtic language
The Celtic languages ( ) are a branch of the Indo-European language family, descended from the hypothetical Proto-Celtic language. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group by Edward Lhuyd in 1707, following Paul-Yves ...
which has fallen out of general use since the mid-20th century. Efforts are underway in the region to revive the language, which is classified by
UNESCO
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as endangered.
Charter for private sectors
With the first phase of Ya d'ar brezhoneg, started on 5 October 2001, the office worked to promote the use of the Breton language within
civil society
Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere.