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{{dablink|This article is about the ancient ethnic groups of [[Great Britain]]. For the modern term, see [[Briton]]}}
'''Brython''' and '''Brythonic''' are terms which refer to [[Indigenous peoples of Europe|indigenous]], pre-[[Ancient Rome|Roman]], [[Celt]]ic speaking inhabitants of most of the island of [[Great Britain]], and their [[culture]]s and [[language]]s, the [[Brythonic languages]]. These [[ethnic group]]s are also referred to as the &#x(contracted; show full)

==Language==
The [[Brythonic languages]] which have survived to the present day are [[Welsh language|Welsh]], [[Breton language|Breton]] and [[Cornish language|Cornish]]. The Brythonic language was also the ancestor to the now extinct [[Cumbric language]].

==Territory==
[[Image:Britain 500 CE.png|thumb|right|450px|Britain, c. 500 
[[Common Era|CE]]AD.]]
The extent of territory of the ''Brythons'' in pre-Roman times is unclear, but is generally taken to include the whole of the island of [[Great Britain]] except (possibly) for the territory of the [[Picts]]. The [[Pictish language]] is unknown and its study is based on very little information, mainly place and personal names. Probably a majority of those studying it favour it being a [[P Celtic]] ([[Brythonic languages|Brythonic]]) dialect, but other conjectures include a pre Celtic (contracted; show full)
[[br:Brezhoned]]
[[cy:Brythoniaid]]
[[fr:Bretons insulaires]]
[[gl:Bretóns]]
[[it:Britanni]]
[[lt:Britai (keltai)]]
[[ru:Бритты]]