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Old 24th March 2008, 09:57
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Originally Posted by Scottish_Republican View Post
No, it's not. There are thousands upon thousands of words in manuscripts written in Cornish, by native speakers, and also ample evidence from placenames and dialect.
Not just Cornish, either - there's placename evidence of several Brythonic languages. In Scotland alone there's evidence of Cumbric, Pictish and "Old Welsh"/British in placenames.
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