Wales is a small country of mountains and sea-coasts in the west of Britain.The Cambrian mountains form its backbone.In 2005 the population of Wales was 2,900,000 people.The majority of them live in the southern valleys and in the coastal areas where the main urban centres are situated.Cardiff is the capital city,while other major towns are Swansea and Bangor.
Even if everyone in Wales speaks english, 20 per cent of the inhabitants speak Welsh as their first language.Welsh is one of the six Celtic languages of Europe, together with Scottish Gaelic,Irish,Breton,Cornish and Manx.In Welsh tha name of the region is Cymru whic means "land of brotherhood".
In 1999, after a referendum, a National Assembley for Wales was set up in Cardiff.This body examines and decides all the matters that regard the people of Wales,like the social services, education,transport,the environment,etc..Like the Scots,Welsh people are very pround of their identity,their way of life and their traditions.Singing is almost a way of life for them.At rugby matches,crowds spontaneously start singing the national anthem "Land of My Fathers" particulary if Wales is playing against England!

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The Celtic languages are . Irish, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic. Manx. Cornish and Breton.

I speak Welsh it's my first language native language, I have a cupla folca in Irish, i am a beginner at Cornish but i can understand Cornish fluently when spoken due to it's similarity to Welsh
I am fully fluent in German, Welsh, English and Afrikaans, Can get by quite well with Spanish and Dutch also with cornish.

How come you are fluent i 7 languages before your own that makes no sense to me what so ever?

Ble mae dy barch am dy iaith? Where's your respect for your language?
Diolch pudleddu o ble yng Nghymru wyt ti?

Irish, Scottish, Manx, Welsh, Cornish etc. from most populated to least?

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Is English Killing of Welsh, Gaelic, Cornish and Manx? Because only 20% of Wales now speaks Welsh and assuming its one of the oldest NON-CHANGED lanuages in the World, Is Welsh Becoming Extinct?

The Celtic Languages are:

Welsh
Breton
Manx
Irish
Scottish
Cornish
Scottish is only spoken by 60,000 people though.
I just looked it up, Irish has 400,000 speakers. With 1,000,000 with limited Knowledge. Welsh has 750,000 speakers and 1,500,000 knowledgeable people.

Celtic languages are

Welsh,Irish,Scottish Gaelic,Manx,Cornish and Breton!

My favorite is welsh because it's my mother tongue my first language and i love it's poetical rhythm! Also i think it's just a beautiful language.

I am a welsh speaker and it's my first and primary language and welsh is making a revolutionary come back even in the English speaking ares within wales. What about all the other Celtic languages what is the future of these. Which one is in the strongest position today?. And also why can't we post in welsh and Irish and Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Cornish on here as it is Yahoo Uk and Ireland?. Dwi ddim yn hapus gyda hyn pam na allaf gofyn cwestiwn yn fy mamiaith sydd yn iaith frodorol yn Nghymru ?
Pwy sydd am ymuno mewn ymgyrch i gael Yahoo Cymraeg ??

Dewch nawr a gwasgarwch y gair o gwmpas i dangos eich cefnogaeth i'n Iaith ,