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| Extinct: no |
| Family: Indo European |
| Branch: Celtic - Celtic Insular |
| Continent: Europe |
| Country: United Kingdom |
| Region: Northern, western, and southern Wales. Also spoken in Argentina, Canada. |
| Countries Where Spoken: 508,098 speakers (1991 census). Out of 575,102 speakers in 1971, it included 32,700 monolinguals, 542,402 bilinguals (1971 census). Population total all countries 580,000. |
| Countries Where Official: United Kingdom |
| Native Speakers: 508,098 |
| Speakers Total: 580,000 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a native level: 3 |
| Phrasebase members who speak this language at a conversational level: 3 |
| Phrasebase members primary language they are trying to learn: 8 |
| Phrasebase members secondary language they are trying to learn: 45 |
| Three Letter Code: WLS |
| Alternative Names: CYMRAEG |
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| Summary: 44,600 between 5 and 9 years old and speak Welsh, 47,100 between 10 and 14 years old (1991). 19% of the Welsh population speak the language, and 33% able to understand it (1998). Literature being produced. The Royal National Eisteddfod meets annually. 88% of those questioned believe they should be proud of Welsh, and that it should be treated equally with English. There is an increase in the number of parents choosing a Welsh-medium education for their children. Official language. Dictionary. Grammar. VSO. 525 Welsh primary and secondary schools provide Welsh-medium education to over 82,000 children (1999). Compulsory in most Welsh schools. Magazines, radio programs, TV. Bible 1588-1988. |
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