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Approximately 870,000 people speak Welsh worldwide, mainly in Wales where it is the official language. There are also smaller Welsh-speaking communities in other parts of the UK and in countries such as the USA, Canada, and Australia.
The everyday language is English. Many people also speak at least a little Welsh.
Welsh is spoken in Wales, which is a country in the United Kingdom. It is mainly spoken in Wales, but there are also Welsh speakers in other parts of the UK and around the world in countries with Welsh diaspora communities.
The vast majority speak English but they also speak irish welsh and a type of scottish
For the same reason that some Welsh people speak Welsh. Gaelic is the traditional language of Scotland so many people continue to speak it as they feel it is an intrinsic part of their cultural heritage.
The current percentage of Welsh speakers in Wales is around 22%. But for many people in Wales, English is their native tongue. The English language has had a significant minority presence here from the earliest times. Both Cosmeston in the Vale of Glamorgan and parts of Swansea are examples of Welsh settlements where English was already the natural language of communication by the Middle Ages.
Many people in Wales are bilingual and speak both Welsh and English but some are multilingual and speak other languages too.
16% including ou mum
Yes, many Welsh miners emigrated to Argentina, to an area of Patagonia, to work in silver mines, many of their descendants still speak Welsh.
If you want to hear the traditional accent of Wales as spoken by someone who is a Welsh speaker check out Gwyn Williams on Youtube:The Dragon Has Two Tongues: 2/3 with Gwyn Williams
On the English side: Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire & Gloucestershire. On the Welsh side: Clwyd, Powis, Mid Glamorgan & Gwent.
The 2011 census showed that around 8.5 per cent of the population of Porthcawl East and West Central were able to speak Welsh: that would correspond to about 1,635 people.