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Welsh

Celtic Languages

Welsh is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup native to the Welsh people, spoken natively in Wales by about 18 percent of the population, with communities also in England and Y Wladfa, the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
cym 2
Speaker Count
538,300 2
2021 census, Wales.
Status
Living 2
Attested From (Year)
from 701 3
Region
United Kingdom (Wales, England), Argentina (Chubut Province) 2
Classification
Language Kind
Vulnerable 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
Connections

In Family

Indo-European, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Welsh Language

Written In

Latin Script, Scripts
In the Other Atlases

Cases Where Used

Britain

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

British Isles

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

Original Language Of

The Mabinogion

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Found In

Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Glottolog: Welsh (Glottolog languoid wels1247)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: threatened
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2. Wikipedia: Welsh Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    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).
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    cym
  • Lead section
    According to the 2021 census, 538,300 usual residents in Wales aged three or over (17.8% of the population) were able to speak Welsh, while just over a quarter (25.1%) reported having some Welsh language skills.
  • Lead section, second sentence
    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).
  • Infobox, Region
    United Kingdom (Wales, England), Argentina (Chubut Province)
  • Lead section, official status
    The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales.
  • In Family: Indo-European, Infobox, Language family
    Top family: Indo-European; immediate branch: Brittonic (within Celtic, Insular Celtic).
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3. Omniglot: Welsh language, alphabet and pronunciation
OmniglotLanguage at a glance
Quote, Language at a glance
First written : 8th century AD
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