The term `
Gaelic' refers to the
Celtic languages of the
Goidelic (
q-Celtic) subfamily. Contrary to popular belief,
Welsh,
Cornish, and
Breton are not Gaelic, but rather belong to the
Brythonic (
p-Celtic) subfamily. All these languages (
Goidelic and
Brythonic) are
insular Celtic, as opposed to
Continental Gaelic, which has as its primary example the long-extinct
Gaulish. Although spoken primarily in
Brittany in
France,
Breton is believed to have originated on the
Isles, and is hence not considered `
continental'.
Some Gaelic languages: