Modern Welsh can be considered to fall broadly into two main registers —Colloquial Welsh (Cymraeg llafar) and Literary Welsh (Cymraeg llenyddol). Colloquial Welsh is used in most …

Welsh (Cymraeg) is a Celtic language family spoken mainly in Wales, and also in England and Argentina, by about 720,000 people.

Welsh language, member of the Brythonic group of the Celtic languages, spoken in Wales.

1 day ago · Welsh (not comparable) Of or pertaining to Wales. [from 11thc.] synonym hyponyms Synonym: Walian (uncommon) Hyponyms: North Walian, South Walian Of or pertaining to the …

Discover the origins and history of Britain’s oldest language, Welsh, and how it's used on a daily basis in modern Wales.

In Welsh literature, the word Cymry was used throughout the Middle Ages to describe the Welsh, though the older, more generic term Brythoniaid continued to be used to describe any of the …

During the eighteenth century a literary and cultural rebirth of the language occurred which further helped to solidify national identity and create ethnic pride among the Welsh. Central to Welsh …

Old Welsh is the term used to describe the Welsh language from approximately the 6th to the 9th centuries. It is during this period that we find the earliest written records in Welsh, including the …

While Wales contains the large majority of the Welsh language, its presence extends beyond its borders due to historical migration and cultural ties. Significant numbers of Welsh speakers …

2 days ago · Welsh and English are the two major linguistic and ethnic traditions in Wales. The Welsh border region, known historically as the Marches (a patrolled frontier region), in …