Welsh :-) The "ancient Britons" who occupied most of Britain at the time of the Roman invasion, were the ancestors of the modern Welsh and spoke an earlier form of Welsh. The name of Caratacus, who led a rebellion against Roman rule, has survived as the modern Welsh name Caradog.
So the Welsh have been in Britain, speaking something like Welsh, since some centuries BC.; the English arrived during the 5th century AD.
Another interesting Welsh National fact from the past was that Earth Summit's 1987 Welsh National was the first horse to win the Welsh, Scottish and English Grand Nationals.
When the English took Wales they enforced the language - Until 1030 in some areas of Wales any pupil found speaking welsh not English as forced to wear a sign (the welsh not) around their neck this pointed out welsh was not be to be spoken . The last person in the day to wear the sign was canned
'beat the english' in welsh is 'guro'r Saesneg'
They're not English, they're actually Welsh! When I first got into them, I thought they were American!
Despite its somewhat Welsh appearance, it is an English name. The name would be the same in Welsh or English.
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By themselves - the Welsh By the English - the Taffs +++ Believe it or not, most of we English call you Welsh, "Welsh" too! :-) "Taff" presumably from the South Welsh river of that name?
Welsh is a completely separate language, but their type of English is sometimes referred to as 'Wenglish'.
The Welsh word "coch" translates to "red" in English.
"Nos" is the Welsh for the word night in English.
"Nos" is the Welsh for the word night in English.
In Welsh, "bad" can be translated as "drwg."