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Welsh vs Welsh


Welsh vs Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Wales   
Wales   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom   
Argentina, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
English Language   
English Language   

Derived From
British Language   
British Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Helô   
Helô   

Thank You
Diolch   
Diolch   

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
Nos da   
Nos da   

Good Evening
Noswaith dda   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
Bore da   
Bore da   

Please
os gwelwch yn dda   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
Hwyl   
Hwyl   

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
Argentina   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
38,000.00   
99+
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
Gwynedd   
Gwynedd   

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
Powys   
Powys   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

Alternative Names
Cymraeg   
Cymraeg   

French Name
gallois   
gallois   

German Name
Kymrisch   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Welsh people   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Celtic   

Branch
Brythonic   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
Welsh   
Welsh   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
cy   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
wel   
wel   

ISO 639 3
cym   
cym   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
wels1247   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
50-ABA   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Historical   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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Welsh and Welsh Language History

Comparison of Welsh vs Welsh language history gives us differences between origin of Welsh and Welsh language. History of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Welsh and Welsh Language History.

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Welsh and Welsh Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Welsh and Welsh greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Welsh and Welsh language. Welsh word for "Hello" is Helô or Welsh word for "Thank You" is Diolch. Find more of such common Welsh Greetings and Welsh Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Welsh vs Welsh Difficulty

The Welsh vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Welsh Alphabets and Welsh Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Welsh and Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Welsh and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Welsh is 30 weeks while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.

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