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The Welsh Language

ArturSzastakThreads: 6 Posts: 828 Joined: Feb 16, 07	Edited by: ArturSzastak Apr 11, 07, 17:49 / #
Yeah, I would like to know what kind of lnguage is Welsh? Is it Germanic? Pictish? Gaelic? It's like nothing I've ever heard (maybe it was just because the guy was singing the anthem)

Huegel_gast	Apr 11, 07, 18:21 / #
It's Brythonic, Ianto. Not welsh, just lived there for a while. Araf. Alright...no need to tell me twice.

ArturSzastakThreads: 6 Posts: 828 Joined: Feb 16, 07	Apr 11, 07, 18:22 / #
Quoting: Huegel_gast It's Brythonic, Ianto. I see....so are there others like it?

Huegel_gast	Apr 11, 07, 18:27 / #
It's not my area of expertise Ianto but, afaik Cornish (Kernowek) and probably Breton are ones that spring to mind.

witekThreads: 2 Posts: 739 Joined: Apr 1, 07	Apr 11, 07, 21:42 / #
soon the Welsh language will be extinct The 2001 census also recorded that 20% could read Welsh, 18% could write Welsh, and 24% could understand spoken Welsh. Furthermore, the highest proportion of Welsh speakers was among young people, which bodes well for the future of Welsh. In 2001, 39% of children aged 10 to 15 were able to speak, read and write Welsh (many of them having learned it in school), compared with 25% of 16 to 19 year olds. However, the percentage of Welsh speakers in areas where Welsh is spoken by the majority is still in decline.

Huegel_gast	Apr 12, 07, 06:07 / #
soon the Welsh language will be extinct lol Beth? With all that phlegm? The doctor's have been telling 'em that for years. What was that Tom? <looks aound> No it's not unusal, but you'd have thought he'd have spotted it, it's not like it's in Welsh or something. No, not even any subtitles. highest proportion of Welsh speakers was among young people, which bodes well for the future of Welsh This bit explains it self Tom, but not to everyone. Ah unless he was being [I've warned you before about that]

Big RobThreads: - Posts: 82 Joined: Mar 10, 07	Apr 12, 07, 06:14 / #
The Welsh is extinct if people stop teaching it. END OF STORY. Children are the future in case you didn't know.

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Apr 12, 07, 08:32 / #
Does anyone here speak welsh? I took a look and it's appears to be a pretty bizzare looking/sounding language. Some of the town names like: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch are unbelievably long...I thought PL was a mouthfull.

Huegel_gast	Apr 12, 07, 09:41 / #
Prynhawn da Fisz. Sut mae? Dw i'n byw yn Awstria. Fi ydy'r gorau. Hwyl am Rwan

FISZThreads: 31 Posts: 2,607 Joined: Jun 14, 06	Apr 12, 07, 10:13 / #
it looks like welsh is extreme abbreviations and sounds.

szarlotkaThreads: 14 Posts: 3,349 Joined: Feb 20, 07	Apr 12, 07, 10:30 / #
Quoting: FISZ it looks like welsh is extreme abbreviations and sounds. Yep. On average Welsh takes up 15% extra character space. It's just screwed up a computer system design I'm working on.

witekThreads: 2 Posts: 739 Joined: Apr 1, 07	Apr 12, 07, 12:45 / #
if only 20% could read Welsh, 18% could write Welsh, and 24% could understand spoken Welsh then the language will be extinct within 100 years And it doesn't help that percentage of Welsh speakers in areas where Welsh is spoken by the majority is still in decline. The trend is not you friend

DaisyThreads: 16 Posts: 2,172 Joined: Apr 28, 07	May 1, 07, 12:57 / #
Quoting: ArturSzastak I see....so are there others like it? Cornish and Breton are also brythonic

HuegThreads: 1 Posts: 428 Joined: Apr 16, 07	May 1, 07, 14:59 / #
Quoting: Huegel_gast It's not my area of expertise Ianto but, afaik Cornish (Kernowek) and probably Breton are ones that spring to mind. Yup. Thanks Daisy. Always nice to be reinforced. :) Welcome aboard btw. I'd smile at you but, well ya know...

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