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The Welsh language has had a longer existence linked with Breton, Cornish, Irish, Manx, Scottish and Gaelic.

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Welsh has been in existence longer than English. Welsh is a Celtic language and has been spoken in Wales for over 1500 years, while English as we know it today began to develop around the 5th century AD with the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain.

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