The Welsh Language Board (Welsh: Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg) was a statutory body set up by HM Government under the Welsh Language Act 1993. It was an Assembly...

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...

language scheme for use of Welsh in service, after notification to do so from the Welsh Language Board. The Welsh Language Board would then be able to approve...

following the passing of the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011, effective on 1 April 2012, replacing the Welsh Language Board, with the aim of promoting...

the Welsh language (Welsh: hanes yr iaith Gymraeg) spans over 1400 years, encompassing the stages of the language known as Primitive Welsh, Old Welsh, Middle...

include the Celtic languages Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh and the West Germanic Scots and Ulster Scots. There are many non-native languages spoken by immigrants...

British citizens. In Wales, the Welsh language (Welsh: Cymraeg) is protected by law. Welsh remains the predominant language in many parts of Wales, particularly...

the Welsh Language Commissioner post, which replaced the Welsh Language Board. The Commissioner's role is to promote and facilitate the use of Welsh and...

Authority for Wales Wales Tourist Board Welsh Industrial Development Advisory Board Welsh Development Agency Welsh Language Board Environment Agency Wales Countryside...

The Welsh Language Society (Welsh: Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, also often abbreviated to Cymdeithas yr Iaith or just Cymdeithas in English) is a direct...

census, is spoken by 562,000 people, or 19% of the population. The Welsh Language Board (Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg) is legally tasked with ensuring that, "in...

The teaching of English in Welsh schools was generally supported by the Welsh public and parents who saw it as the language of economic advancement.: 453...

are six living languages: the four continuously living languages Breton, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh, and the two revived languages Cornish and Manx...

cultural relationship between the Welsh and English manifests through many shared cultural elements including language, sport, religion and food. The cultural...

Welsh-language literature (Welsh: Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg) has been produced continuously since the emergence of Welsh from Brythonic as a distinct language...

WLB may refer to: Welsh Language Board, a former UK statutory body Wiener Lokalbahnen, an Austrian railway company Württembergische Landesbibliothek, the...

The Welsh Government (Welsh: Llywodraeth Cymru [ɬəˈwɔdraɨ̯θ ˈkəmrɨ̞]) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Wales. The government consists...

The linguistic legislation (official language status, right to speak Welsh before the court, Welsh Language Board responsible to administer the law) The...

Welsh Language Commissioner, replacing the Welsh Language Board. Following the referendum in 2011, the Official Languages Act became the first Welsh law...

the languages of the Celtic Britons were rapidly diverging into Neo-Brittonic: Welsh, Cumbric, Cornish, Breton, and possibly the Pictish language. Over...

September 2020) was a civil servant and the first Chief Executive of the Welsh Language Board, a post which he held between 1993 and 2004. John Walter Jones was...

Island, 1943–1953 John Walter Jones (Wales), chief executive of the Welsh Language Board, 1993 John W. Jones (Alabama politician), state legislator in Alabama...

Middle Welsh (Welsh: Cymraeg Canol, Middle Welsh: Kymraec) is the label attached to the Welsh language of the 12th to 15th centuries, of which much more...

self-sufficiency. Both Welsh and English are official languages. A majority of the population of Wales speaks English. Welsh is the dominant language in parts of...

major landmark for the language. The Measure also created the post of Welsh Language Commissioner, replacing the Welsh Language Board. Starting in the 1960s...

standardised Welsh place-names is a list compiled by the Welsh Language Commissioner to recommend the standardisation of the spelling of Welsh place-names...

that it had not complied with advertising conduct, as set by the Welsh Language Board. "Food Standards Agency - "Sid the Slug"". Salt Manufacturers' Association...

The Welsh Dragon (Welsh: y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon'; pronounced [ə ˈðraiɡ ˈɡoːχ]) is a heraldic symbol that represents Wales and appears...

printing), although financial support is given by Bwrdd yr Iaith (Welsh Language Board). Some of the papers listed may have ceased publication. Yr Angor...

leave of absence from the House of Lords. She is a Welsh speaker and was Minister for the Welsh Language from 2017 to 2021. She also served as Minister for...