The Welsh language emerged in the 6th century and is still in use.
Yes, Welsh was spoken in England. Welsh is a very old language, and at the time the earliest examples we have were written, parts of what is now England were entirely Welsh. In fact there are Welsh communities, in which people speak Welsh, today.
Owain Glyndwr's native language was Welsh, but as a member of the Welsh nobility he had been well-educated and was multi-lingual, also speaking English, French and Latin.
It's not legal to shoot anyone with anything in England. Even if they do speak funny.
The Welsh are the people (and language) of Wales, the country in central western Great Britain. Wales is a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
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The Welsh language emerged in the 6th century and is still in use.
The total number of people who know some Welsh (even if it's only a few words) is about 70-75%. About 20% of Welsh people (one fifth) use Welsh as their first language in preference to English. There are a tiny handful of people (most of them now very old) living in remote parts of rural Wales who can ONLY speak Welsh, or whose English is very poor. There are also several hundred thousands of Welsh expatriots living around the world who have some knowledge of Welsh, a sizeable number of which speak it fluently. In addition, several thousand Patagonian Argentinians can speak the language, due to the region having been colonised by Welsh emigrants in the 19th Century.
The current population of the UK is approximately 60 million. The current population of Wales is approximately 3 million. Therefore the percentage of the UK population living in Wales is currently 5%.
It is estimated that approximately 15-20% of the population in Tenby, Wales, speak Welsh. This equates to around 1,500-2,000 people.
Yes there are areas of the US that still have some that speak welsh. There were / are some Indian tribes that also spoke the language following the Welsh arriving on the US shores.
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The everyday language is English. Many people also speak at least a little Welsh.
For the same reason that some Welsh people speak Welsh. Gaelic is the traditional language of Scotland so many people continue to speak it as they feel it is an intrinsic part of their cultural heritage.
Approximately 870,000 people speak Welsh worldwide, mainly in Wales where it is the official language. There are also smaller Welsh-speaking communities in other parts of the UK and in countries such as the USA, Canada, and Australia.
Yes, more people speak French than Welsh. French is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, with over 220 million speakers globally, while Welsh is spoken by around 800,000 people mainly in Wales.
Approximately 98% of people in Marseille speak French as their first language.