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	Welsh language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg, pronounced kəmˈrɑːɨɡ, ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ), not to be confused with Welsh English (the English language as spoken in Wales), is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in Wales (Cymru), and in the Chubut Valley, a Welsh immigrant colony in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
		Although Welsh is a minority language, and thus threatened by the dominance of English, support for the language grew during the second half of the 20th century, along with the rise of nationalist political organisations such as the political party Plaid Cymru and Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society).
		Welsh morphology has much in common with that of the other modern Insular Celtic languages, such as the use of initial consonant mutations, and the use of so-called "conjugated prepositions" (prepositions that fuse with the personal pronouns that are their object).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Welsh_language (3137 words)

	Welsh language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Although Welsh is a minority language, and thus threatened by the dominance of English, support for the language grew during the second half of the twentieth century, along with the rise of nationalist political organisations such as the political party Plaid Cymru and Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society).
		Welsh as a first language is largely concentrated in the less urban north and west of Wales, principally Gwynedd, Merioneth, Anglesey (Môn), Carmarthenshire, North Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, and parts of western Glamorgan, although first-language and other fluent speakers can be found throughout Wales.
		Welsh also uses a grave accent to mark vowels that should be short, when a long vowel would normally be expected, eg pas = a cough, pàs = a pass/permit; mwg = a smoke, mẁg = a mug [1].
	hallencyclopedia.com /Welsh_language (2194 words)

	Encyclopedia article: Welsh Language Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Welsh is also on the increase in the former Welsh settlement of Patagonia (Region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic), Argentina (A republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America), where the language is still spoken in some communities.
		Welsh is not at present the official language of Wales, in the opinion of Cymdeithas yr Iaith.
		Welsh is used in every imaginable field: education at all levels, businesses, local authorities, media, publishing, health and the voluntary sector.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/we/welsh_language_society.htm (575 words)

	Encyclopedia: Welsh language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		kÉmËrÉ‘ËÉ¨É¡, É É¡ÉmËrÉ‘ËÉ¨É¡), not to be confused with Welsh English (the English language as spoken in Wales), is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in Wales (Cymru), and in the Chubut Valley, a Welsh immigrant colony in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
		The Celtic languages are the languages descended from Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, spoken by ancient and modern Celts alike.
		Welsh (y Gymraeg), not to be confused with the Welsh dialect of English, is a Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in the part of Britain known as Wales (Cymru), and in the Chubut Valley, a Welsh immigrant colony in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Welsh-language (932 words)

	Ymgyrchu! - The Welsh Language - Society, Education Campaigns, Petition
		Although the language was flourishing in many aspects of life in Wales in the last decades of the 19th century, such as the chapel and the Eisteddfod, some argued that learning English was the means 'to get on in the world'.
		As a result of this attitude, proper consideration was not given to the Welsh language in the development of the education system in the second half of the 19th century.
		The first Welsh Language Society was established in 1885 to promote the use of the Welsh language in education.
	www.llgc.org.uk /ymgyrchu/Iaith/CymIaith/index-e.htm (755 words)

	Welsh language
		Welsh (Cymraeg, y Gymraeg), not to be confused with the Welsh dialect of English, is a Brythonic branch of Celtic spoken natively in the western part of Britain known as Wales (Cymru), and in the Chubut Valley, a Welsh immigrant colony in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
		Welsh as a first language is largely restricted to the less urban north and west of Wales, principally Gwynedd, Merioneth, Anglesey (Môn), Carmarthenshire, North Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, and parts of West Glamorgan.
		Breton and Cornish are quite closely-related languages and, whilst it would be unfair to suggest that the languages are entirely mutually intelligible, some Welsh speakers can converse adequately with a speaker of either Breton or Cornish, with both sides following the meaning of the conversation in the other language without too much problem.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/w/we/welsh_language.html (1842 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Welsh Language Society
		Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society) is a pressure group campaigning for the future of the Welsh language.
		Welsh is also on the increase in the former Welsh settlement of Patagonia, Argentina, where the language is still spoken in some communities.
		Both Welsh and English are spoken in the National Assembly for Wales: however Cymdeithas is pressing for more politicians to use Welsh in the chamber.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Cymdeithas_yr_Iaith_Gymraeg (461 words)

	Welsh language Article, Welshlanguage Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Although Welsh is a minority language, and thus threatened by the dominance of English, support for the language grew during the second half of the twentieth century, along with the rise of nationalist political organisations such as the political party Plaid Cymru and Cymdeithas yrIaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society).
		Welsh as a first language is largely restricted to the less urban north and west of Wales, principally Gwynedd, Merioneth, Anglesey (Môn), Carmarthenshire, North Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, andparts of West Glamorgan.
		Welsh is used in education, and many Welsh universities are bilingual, mostnotably the University of Wales atBangor.
	www.anoca.org /english/wales/welsh_language.html (1776 words)

	Wikinfo \| Welsh language
		Welsh as a first language is largely restricted to the less urban north and west of Wales, principally Gwynedd, Merioneth, Anglesey (Môn) and Ceredigion.
		The language has greatly increased its prominence since the creation of the television channel S4C in November 1982, which broadcasts exclusively in Welsh in peak viewing hours.
		Although they are strictly speaking separate languages, the closely related Breton and Cornish tongues are similar enough when spoken to be reasonably intelligible to a Welsh speaker.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Welsh_language (1436 words)

	Encyclopedia: Welsh Language Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg are campaigning for the language in many fields: education, media and culture, planning, local authorities.
		The Welsh Language Society (in Welsh, "Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg") was founded on August 4, 1962.
		It is a pressure group that campaigns for equal status for the Welsh language.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Welsh-Language-Society (355 words)

	Ymgyrchu! - The Welsh Language - Society; Broadcasting; Act...
		The 1967 Language Act did not satisfy the requirements of the campaigners for the Welsh language and in 1982, following the publication of the Welsh Language Society's Manifesto, the campaign for a new comprehensive Welsh Language Act began.
		With the revival of interest in the Welsh language and the campaigning on its behalf, there was an increase in the number of movements, societies and even businesses that used the Welsh language.
		The Welsh language was used increasingly in public life and the National Assembly for Wales, which was established in 1999, was organised to function bilingually.
	www.llgc.org.uk /ymgyrchu/Iaith/TyngedIaith/index-e.htm (716 words)

	National Assembly for Wales: Subject Index: The Richard Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Welsh Language Society believes that the present powers of the National Assembly are inadequate and that they do not allow it to have a far-reaching effect on the lives of the people of Wales.
		The Welsh Language Society believes that the main consideration should not be the provider’s status, be it public, private or voluntary, rather it should be the fact that it provides a public service.
		Welsh should be at the centre of that mechanism, rather than having a situation where people have to persuade every individual company, while hoping for the best.
	www.richardcommission.gov.uk /content/evidence/written/cymdeithas (2750 words)

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		The Welsh Language Society said that during the Assembly's first term, every single appeal against closure by Welsh- medium village schools was rejected.
		Society education spokesman Ffred Ffransis said: "Carmarthenshire Council upped the stakes by deciding to close five Welsh-medium Village Schools in one single blow this September." Mr Ffransis joined a protest at the Urdd National Eisteddfod calling for small village schools to be saved.
		He was part of a Welsh Language Society deputation which marched on the Assembly tent at the Eisteddfod in Margam Park yesterday afternoon.
	www.asu.edu /educ/epsl/LPRU/newsarchive/Art2150.txt (411 words)

	A Welsh Course
		The main emphasis of the course is in developing conversational skills in Welsh as it is currently spoken (as contrasted with teaching the forms needed for understanding literary Welsh).
		The Welsh National Eisteddfod has a page describing their annual events, which are great places for learners to go.
		Cymdeithas Madog, the Welsh Studies Institute of North America, has a home page that includes pictures of Wales and information about their annual Cwrs Cymraeg, a week-long intensive Welsh course that is traditionally held in early August.
	www.cs.cf.ac.uk /fun/welsh/home.html (876 words)

	Idaho Welsh Society - 2001 Gymanfa Ganu
		The Idaho Welsh Society, under the leadership of John Owen, President, and in cooperation with the Welsh Association of the Pacific Northwest (WAPNW), hosted the Eleventh Annual Pacific Northwest Welsh Weekend in Boise, Idaho, April 20-22, 2001.
		The Welsh Weekend is an annual festival promoted by the WAPNW and local Welsh societies, such as that in Idaho, to celebrate Welsh culture, music and song, festivities, and friendships — both old and new.
		Members of other Welsh societies and the public are invited by the hosting society to gather each year and share in this regional celebration of Welsh heritage.
	www.idahowelshsociety.org /gymanfa.htm (539 words)

	History and Status of the Welsh Language
		Welsh is one of the Celtic languages still spoken, perhaps that with the greatest number of speakers.
		It is a language with an older pedigree, and a distinct one.
		It led the campaign for the first Welsh Language Act and is held to be responsible for many of the symbols which have made the existence of the Welsh language more a natural part of public life in the last half of the twentieth century.
	users.comlab.ox.ac.uk /geraint.jones/about.welsh (4126 words)

	Welsh language, alphabet and pronunciation
		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.
		Welsh is fairly closely related to Cornish and Breton, and more distantly related to Irish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic.
		The earliest known examples of Welsh literature are the poems of Taliesin, which feature Urien of Rheged, a 6th century king in what is now southern Scotland, and Aneirin's Y Gododdin, a description of a battle between Celts and Northumbrians which occurred in about 600 AD.
	www.omniglot.com /writing/welsh.htm (565 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| Firms fear language policy costs
		The Welsh Language Society, Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, has demanded new legislation, giving Welsh equal status with English in the private sector.
		Many businesses in Wales were using Welsh far more than they used to, and they were doing so in a spirit of goodwill with the support and encouragement of the Welsh Language Board, he added.
		He said that, despite the planned abolition of the Welsh Language Board, he believed the language was far better served by goodwill rather than complusion.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/4302060.stm (637 words)

	BBC - Wales On Air - Welsh Language Society
		The Saunders Lewis radio lecture 'Tynged yr Iaith' in February 1962 highlighted the decline of the Welsh language and led to the setting up in 1963 of Cymdeithas yr Iaith, the Welsh Language Society.
		The group resolved to use non-violent action to draw attention to the plight of the language.
		These actions would help change attitudes towards the language, until Welsh was given equal status with English.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/walesonair/database/protests.shtml (115 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| North West Wales \| Language protest at castle tower
		Members of the Welsh Language Society climbed a tower of Caernarfon Castle in a protest calling for a housing act to protect Welsh-speaking communities.
		In a statement, the society said north Wales' "serious housing crisis" was undermining Welsh-speaking communities.
		Mr Tudor said: "Since we are now on the verge of an election campaign, it is vital that Cymdeithas yr Iaith (Welsh Language Society) pushes the housing crisis to the top of the political agenda, in order to make sure that the issue is discussed.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/wales/north_west/4388337.stm (303 words)

	WALES AND THE WELSH LANGUAGE
		Welsh was subsequently suppressed and the Welsh people were made to feel that their cultural identity was inferior.
		We call for a NEW WELSH LANGUAGE ACT which will ensure that the people of Wales have the right to use Welsh and receive information in Welsh in all aspects of public life in Wales.
		Welsh is still treated as a second-class language in many aspects of daily life.
	www.tylwythteg.com /wales/wls.html (2316 words)

	Idaho Welsh Society of Boise, Idaho
		The Idaho Welsh Society's monthly meetings are held at the
		Because of this connection to the 'old country' we meet to pay homage to our roots by way of 'fellowship' which takes on several forms.
		If your link to the Idaho Welsh Society site cannot be found or your site is 'inappropriate' your request will be ignored, otherwise it will appear right away and you will be informed by e-mail.
	www.idahowelshsociety.org (387 words)

	Wales on the Web: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Collections Wales is an online directory of research collections in Wales, providing a gateway to physical and digital collections with a distinctly Welsh theme from the more traditional sphere of academic, national and public libraries and from other public and private sector agencies throughout Wales.
		Also included are the Society's latest Maniffesto, copies of the Society's periodical 'Y Tafod' and newsletters.
		The most recent publications (the last five years) are kept in the Society's main office in Aberystwyth, earlier material and photographs may be found at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
	www.walesontheweb.org /cayw/collections/en/699805 (212 words)

	The Owain Glyndwr Society
		The society was formed in Carmarthen, in West Wales, in November 1996 and now has over 450 members drawn from all over Wales and many parts of England, Scotland, the USA and Canada.
		The society is completely bilingual, non-political and non-sectarian.
		Membership is open to anyone interested in the history of Wales and, in particular, of Owain Glyndwr.
	www.owain-glyndwr-soc.org.uk (399 words)

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	Rosetta Stone: Language Learning Software
		Rosetta Stone’s award-winning Dynamic Immersion™ method taps the reasoning and language skills you used to master your native language.
		With Rosetta Stone, learning your second language will be as natural as learning your first.
		They turn to our Endangered Language Program for assistance in developing native language editions of Rosetta Stone.
	www.RosettaStone.com (242 words)

	Welsh Language Movements (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Welsh language / For learners / Cultural institutions
		CYD - Cymdeithas Y Dysgwyr - The society for learners that seeks to bring learners and native Welsh speakers together.
		Cymdeithas Madog, society for learners in North America
	www.cix.co.uk /~nsands/cyswllt/movement.htm (54 words)

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