Germanics

[Felch]

Why is Ireland considered Germanic? Is this strictly a linguistic chart?

[Hitro]

It's just stupid. I mean, this is ****ing Apolyton.

[Kitschum]

Why is Ireland considered Germanic? Is this strictly a linguistic chart?

Yes. Basically the colors/shades correspond to dialect groups within the Germanic branch.

[Fve Crathva]

Warmer colour ==> more awesome.

SP

[Nikolai]

Why is Ireland considered Germanic? Is this strictly a linguistic chart?

It's a wellknown hidden fact that Celtics indeed are closet Germans.

[Hitro]

Yes. Basically the colors/shades correspond to dialect groups within the Germanic branch.

So Gaelic is pretty much the same as English while Germans can't understand each other?
Not saying they can, but really, Gaelic?

[Fve Crathva]

This thread is useless without Picts.

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[Nikolai]

You said it.

[Kitschum]

So Gaelic is pretty much the same as English while Germans can't understand each other?
Not saying they can, but really, Gaelic?

Gaelic is not a Germanic language.

[Hitro]

That was kinda the point.

[Nikolai]

[Kitschum]

That was kinda the point.

It's a map of Germanic languages. There's no non-Germanic languages on it, so where do you get Gaelic?

[Hitro]

In, err, reality.

[Kitschum]

In reality it's a map of Germanic languages in reality, not of non-Germanic languages. You don't see Sami or Sorbic or Meänkieli on it either.

[Hitro]

Yayayayayes. But. You see, this beautiful 8-bit revival map makes it seem as if Ireland's native language would be 100% English just like in, well, ****ing England.

While on the other hand Germanic languages are done for when you step into Alsace. Or well, parts of it and all of Lothring...I mean Lorraine. Or some parts of Switzerland just beyond total Germanness. And why is Finland semi-Germanic to start with?