As of 2017, very few indeed. there may be a tiny handful of people in remote areas of North and mid-Wales who find speaking English difficult and struggle with it, but they would not number much more than two or three dozen at the very most. However, a fifth of the population, whilst being able to speak English, use Welsh as their first language, and the number of Welsh people who know SOME Welsh, even if it's only a few words and phrases, is somewhere between two-thirds and three-quarters.
Unofficially, there are over 30,000 persons in the US with the surname Welsh. Worldwide results are not currently available.
The majority of Welsh speakers are in Gwynedd, North Wales (62.5%+ fluent), especially in the Caernarfon area where roughly 90% are Welsh-speaking.The divide is more obvious from East - West Wales, in the western counties are in the 40%+ area of Welsh speakers, the eastern counties are usually under 40% Welsh speakers.
There are less than 2000 native speakers, and about 27,000 total speakers. All native speakers also speak English.
Welsh people and people who have moved to Wales.
As of 2011 it is estimated that there are more than 400 million native speakers, and more than 500 million total speakers of Spanish.
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There isn't any specific regions in Wales where there are Welsh speakers as there are Welsh speakers all over Wales.
There are many pages that are in Welsh - mainly websites such as the BBC, the NHS, and the Welsh Assembly Government. For Welsh is still considered a minority language, only the main sites such as the ones listed above are in Welsh, for they affect aspects of Welsh speakers' lives. Recently, Facebook now offers the Welsh language, so Welsh speakers have the option to use their Facebook in Welsh.
some are welsh speakers as a first language
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The majority of Welsh speakers are in Gwynedd, North Wales (62.5%+ fluent), especially in the Caernarfon area where roughly 90% are Welsh-speaking.The divide is more obvious from East - West Wales, in the western counties are in the 40%+ area of Welsh speakers, the eastern counties are usually under 40% Welsh speakers.
Last census was 33,000 or 24% an increase on previous census
According to online translators, mountain ash is Aberpennar, in Welsh. (I stand to be corrected by any Welsh speakers!.)
A monolingual country is one in which everyone speaks the same language and it is officially recognized as a monolingual country.
Europe has the most speakers of Celtic languages.
Around 5,000 Welsh speakers are estimated to live in the Chubut Province of Patagonia, Argentina, which has a significant Welsh settlement dating back to the 19th century. Welsh language and culture have been preserved among some of the descendants of the original Welsh immigrants in the region.
No. They were English. 48% of the colonies were English. The first synagogue in the United States was Charleston. Several of our founding fathers attended Jewish services. Jefferson and Franklin were two who did.
I personally do not need the Welsh language, but I would imagine that native Welsh speakers feel differently... Mwynhewch y cyngor!