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Video of a Welsh speaker Welsh (Cymraeg [kəmˈraːiɡ] ⓘ or y Gymraeg [ə ɡəmˈraːiɡ]) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina) [9]
- Wales | History, Geography, Facts, Points of Interest | Britannica
Wales consists of six traditional regions—the rugged central heartland, the North Wales lowlands and Isle of Anglesey county, the Cardigan coast (Ceredigion county), the southwestern lowlands, industrial South Wales, and the Welsh borderland
- Welsh language, alphabet and pronunciation - Omniglot
Welsh is a Celtic language spoken mainly in Wales (Cymru), and in the Welsh colony (y Wladfa) in Patagonia, Argentina (yr Ariannin) There are also Welsh speakers in England (Lloegr), Scotland (yr Alban), Canada, the USA (yr Unol Daleithiau), Australia (Awstralia), New Zealand (Seland Newydd) and other countries
- Culture of Wales - history, people, traditions, women, beliefs, food . . .
Welsh intellectuals in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries wrote extensively on the subject of Welsh culture, promoting the language as the key to preserving national identity Welsh literature, poetry, and music flourished in the nineteenth century as literacy rates and the availability of printed material increased
- The history of the Welsh language | Visit Wales
Discover the origins and history of Britain’s oldest language, Welsh, and how it's used on a daily basis in modern Wales
- Welsh language - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Welsh language is a Celtic language and the national language of Wales, a country that is part of the United Kingdom In Welsh, it is known as Cymraeg, or yr iaith Gymraeg, which means "the Welsh language"
- The History of the Welsh Language: From Ancient to Modern
Old Welsh is the term used to describe the Welsh language from approximately the 6th to the 9th centuries It is during this period that we find the earliest written records in Welsh, including the famous “Book of Aneirin” and the “Book of Taliesin,” which contain poetry and other literary works
- Welsh - Encyclopedia. com
Welsh is a Celtic language, closest to the Breton language that is spoken in a part of France Since the 1960s there has been a movement to increase the use and recognition of Welsh, initially spear-headed by the Welsh Language Society Welsh was recognized as an official language in 1966, and its use expanded in government forms and publications
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