Return to. Historical, political and cultural background of the Welsh language. The English names of the Welsh language (in Welsh, y Gymraeg) and the Welsh people (y Cymry) and Wales (Cymru) derive from a Germanic name for foreigners that crops up elsewhere in Europe in the same way, users. comlab. ox. ac. uk/geraint. jones/about. welsh/ users. comlab. ox. ac. uk/geraint. jones/about. welsh/. var wikiImage = new Image(); wikiImage. onload = function() &ob;if(this. height Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg, pronounced and , is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in Wales (Cymru),and also in England by some along the Welsh border and in the Welsh immigr. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Welsh_language. A general introduction to the Welsh language, including historical and contemporary issues, social and cultural background, and resources for learners. Croeso i'r iaith Gymraeg! I invite you to join me in learning about the Welsh language and its rich cultural and historical backdrop. www. suite101. com/welcome. cfm/welsh_language www. suite101. com/welcome. cfm/welsh_language. Welcome to Wales on Britannia where you will find a wealth of information on Welsh culture, language, traditions,and history presented by your guide Peter Williams. Welsh Language Guide The language of Wales, more properly called Cymraeg in preference to Welsh (A Germanic word denoting "foreigner"), www. britannia. com/celtic/wales/language. html www. britannia. com/celtic/wales/language. html. Welcome to Wales on Britannia where you will find a wealth of information on Welsh culture, language, traditions The Welsh Language on Britannia Welsh is used by about half a million people within Wales and possibly another few hundred thousand in England and other areas overseas. www. britannia. com/wales/language. html www. britannia. com/wales/language. html. Set up in 1993 as a statutory (publicly funded) organization, the purpose of the Welsh Language Board is to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language in Wales. The site is bilingual (Welsh and English). Useful background information about the Welsh language and about the Welsh Language Board and its work. www. bwrdd-yr-iaith. org. uk/. The first standard historical dictionary of the Welsh language (prepared at the University of Wales). The site has information on the history of the project, statistics, bibliography, as well as a sample page and a list of publications. On 6/12/2001 the final draft entry for the Dictionary was made. www. aber. ac. uk/~gpcwww/. We call on the Welsh Assembly Government to ensure a New Welsh Language Act that will provide official status and a Commissioner for the language, along with basic rights that will give everyone in Wales fair and real opportunities to learn Welsh, The petition for a New Welsh Language Act has now closed. www. welshlanguageact. org/ www. welshlanguageact. org/. Welsh is a Celtic language spoken as a community language in Wales (Cymru) by about 659,000 people, and in the Welsh colony (Y Wladfa) in Patagonia, Argentina (yr Ariannin) by several hundred people. At the beginning of the 20th century about half of the population of Wales spoke Welsh as an everyday language. www. omniglot. com/writing/welsh. htm www. omniglot. com/writing/welsh. htm.