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Welsh is used as the first language by a fifth of the Welsh population, in preference to English.

Opponents of the Welsh language deliberatley misrepresent this fact to suggest that only one fifth of the population can speak Welsh AT ALL, but this is not true. The total number of Welsh people who can speak some Welsh, even if it only amounts to a few words and phrases, amounts to about two-thirds of the country's population. The 'one fifth' bit applies to those who use Welsh in preference to English.

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