Re: Brithenig

Jón Kávan hinn blóðugi skrifaði:

 > And Rosta scripsit:
 >
 > >  Do other European lgs call _Kemr_ by their local reflex of
 > > _Cambria_?
 >
 > Mostly.  Historically the English called the place Wales and the people
 > Welsh, as they do here, but since 1805 (Federation) the Latin term
 > Cambria and the Brithenig name Kemr have predominated.  The verb "to welsh"
 > is very much with us, however.

Are there any speakers of Brythonic Celtic left in the Brightenig 
universe?  I guess this is very much tied up with And's question regarding 
the linguistic fate of Breton and Brittany.  I suppose that if "Rhaifun" 
had his way the encroachment of Francien upon Breton that has happened here 
would be reversed there -- with a lot of Breton influence on Francien for 
him to sort out? :-)  In that case I guess that there it would be Brittany 
that is called "Pays des Galles"!

Or perhaps Lyonesse is still above sea and Brythonic there!

En Andrés af Rostu spurði fleira:

 > 3. Was there Norwegian settlement of Lancashire? Did the Danelaw include
 > parts of Kemr?
 >
 > 4. Is the Isle of Man Manx-speaking in the Brithening universe?

Could the Isle of Man possibly be speaking a descendant of Old Norse in the 
Brightenig universe?  As it happens I have a sketch of such a lang 
(Q-Celtic-influenced!) lying around.  Of course I would be delighted if 
Maneyx could win citizenship in the Brightenig universe.  I guess that is 
up to Andrés Smiðr to decide...