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...
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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...
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The Welsh Language Society (Welsh: Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, also often abbreviated to Cymdeithas yr Iaith or just Cymdeithas in English) is a direct...
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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...
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The Welsh Romani language is a variety of the Romani language spoken by the Kale subgroup of the Romani people, who have been present in Wales since the...
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Welsh-language literature (Welsh: Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg) has been produced continuously since the emergence of Welsh from Brythonic as a distinct language...
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The Welsh Language Act 1967 (c. 66) (Welsh: Deddf yr Iaith Gymraeg 1967) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which gave some rights to...
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British citizens. In Wales, the Welsh language (Welsh: Cymraeg) is protected by law. Welsh remains the predominant language in many parts of Wales, particularly...
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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...
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Welsh Language Act 1993 (c. 38) (Welsh: Deddf yr Iaith Gymraeg 1993) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which put the Welsh language on...
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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...
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Patagonian Welsh (Welsh: Cymraeg y Wladfa) is a variety of the Welsh language spoken in Y Wladfa, the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, Chubut Province, Argentina...
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The Welsh Language Commissioner (Welsh: Comisiynydd y Gymraeg) is a Welsh Government officer, overseeing an independent advisory body of the same name...
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Welsh writing in English, (previously Anglo-Welsh literature) is a term used to describe works written in the English language by Welsh writers. The term...
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of those professing some skills in the Welsh language in the 2011 UK census. The census did not record Welsh-speakers living outside Wales. The census...
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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...
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The languages of Wales include the Welsh language, which is an official language of Wales, and English, which is also considered an official language in...
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Welsh Language Act refers to two different acts of the United Kingdom Parliament: Welsh Language Act 1967, which extended the Welsh Courts Act 1942, restoring...
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The Brittonic languages (also Brythonic or British Celtic; Welsh: ieithoedd Brythonaidd/Prydeinig; Cornish: yethow brythonek/predennek; and Breton: yezhoù...
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directions, those in the west have been more heavily influenced by the Welsh language, those in north-east Wales and parts of the North Wales coastline it...
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are six living languages: the four continuously living languages Breton, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh, and the two revived languages Cornish and Manx...
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Old Welsh (Welsh: Hen Gymraeg) is the stage of the Welsh language from about 800 AD until the early 12th century when it developed into Middle Welsh. The...
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nature of the Pictish language: Pictish was an insular Celtic language allied to the P-Celtic language Brittonic (descendants Welsh, Cornish, Cumbric, and...
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Wales (redirect from Welsh Peninsula)
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...
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[kəɾˈnuːək]) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. Along with Welsh and Breton (a language spoken by Brittonic Celts who migrated...
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ground and the innate agility of Welsh Corgis would allow them to avoid the hooves of cattle. In the Welsh language, the word "Corgi" literally translates...
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Welsh nationalism (Welsh: Cenedlaetholdeb Cymreig) emphasises and celebrates the distinctiveness of Welsh culture and Wales as a nation or country. Welsh...
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Common Brittonic (redirect from Proto-Welsh)
Brittonic (Welsh: Brythoneg; Cornish: Brythonek; Breton: Predeneg), also known as British, Common Brythonic, or Proto-Brittonic, is a Celtic language historically...
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first language at home was English, but Jones was educated at Maes-yr-Yrfa [cy][citation needed], a Welsh language school, and is fluent in Welsh.[citation...
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The place-names of Wales derive in most cases from the Welsh language, but have also been influenced by linguistic contact with the Romans, Anglo-Saxons...
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