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Welsh

Also known as Welsh language, Cymric, Cambric, Cambrian, y Gymraeg, British, Cymric language, Cambric language

Brittonic language spoken natively in Wales

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Welsh is a language with deep roots in Wales that has been spoken there as a native tongue for centuries. It matters because it represents an important part of Welsh cultural and national identity, and its preservation and use remain significant to Welsh communities today.

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number of speakers, writers, or signers: 562016
Commons category: Welsh language
Wikimedia language code: cy
native label: Cymraeg
described at URL: www.sorosoro.org/le-gallois
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/CYM
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Video of a Welsh speaker Welsh (Cymraeg [kəmˈraːiɡ] or y Gymraeg [ə ɡəmˈraːiɡ]) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has also been known in English as British, Cambrian, Cambric and Cymric.

The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales. Welsh and English are de jure official languages of the Senedd (the Welsh parliament). According to the 2021 census, 538,300 usual residents in Wales aged three or over (17.8% of the population) were able to speak Welsh, while just over a quarter (25.1%) reported having some Welsh language skills.