Trégorrois Breton dialect
Trégorrois Breton is the dialect of Breton spoken in Trégor.
Distinguishing characteristics
Trégorrois differs from other varieties of the language in a number of ways:- It always uses the possessive hon whereas the other dialects use hol before l, hon before n,d,t,h and vowels, and hor before all others
- After the possessive hon, Trégorrois makes a sibilant variation
- The h is very aspirated
- Different from Léonard, z is generally not pronounced
- The tonic accent is very strong
- Certain constructions are preferred. For instance, me a wel ac'hanout or plijet on ouzh da welout instead of plijet on o welout ac'hanout
- Frequently the 'd' will not mutate into a z where it would in the other dialects
- The glyph w is generally pronounced ou, unlike Léonard dialect where it is pronounced /v/
Finally, future endings are different. The future of Middle Breton was -homp, -het, -hont. Trégorrois moved from h to f..