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The Celtic Languages

Six living Celtic languages, two branches, one app built around them. blas. teaches Irish and Welsh today, with Scottish Gaelic, Breton, Cornish, and Manx in development.

Goidelic branch

Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx share a common ancestor in Old Irish. Lenition and eclipsis are the signature mutations.

IrishGaeilge

~1.7M with some ability, ~70k daily

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First official language of Ireland. Three dialect families: Munster, Connacht, Ulster.

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Scottish GaelicGàidhlig

~57k speakers

Coming soon

Closely related to Irish, with its own grammar, literature, and communities across Scotland.

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ManxGaelg

~2,200 speakers, growing

Coming soon

Revived after the death of its last native speaker in 1974. The third Goidelic language alongside Irish and Scottish Gaelic.

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Brythonic branch

Welsh, Cornish, and Breton descend from Common Brittonic. Soft, nasal, and aspirate mutations replace the Goidelic system.

WelshCymraeg

~538k regular speakers

Available now

Spoken across Wales, with strong communities in the north and west. One of the great revival success stories.

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BretonBrezhoneg

~200k speakers

Coming soon

Spoken in Brittany, France. The only Celtic language with a continental homeland.

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CornishKernewek

~600 fluent, growing

Coming soon

Revived in the 20th century after extinction. Closely related to Welsh and Breton.

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Why Celtic languages need their own app

All six Celtic languages share features that generic language apps struggle with: initial consonant mutations, verb-first word order, the copula, dialect variation, and noun declension. Generic apps either skip these features or get them wrong.

blas. was built around them. Mutation drilling, dialect-aware audio, structured grammar, and spaced repetition that adapts to your weak spots.

Start with Irish or Welsh

Free to start. No credit card needed.

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Further reading

The 6 Celtic Languages: how they're related, how they compare →Goidelic vs Brythonic: how the Celtic languages split →How many Celtic languages are there? →Irish vs Scottish Gaelic: how different are they really? →Breton vs Welsh: how two Brythonic cousins compare →
blas. | The Celtic Language App