Cymraeg is one of the Brythonic Celtic languages which originated in what is now England. The Britons (Brythons) were the precursors of the modern day Welsh people. They did not come from Ireland, although the Irish, the Scots, the Manx, and especially the Celts of Brittany in France are close cousins.Slowpoke wrote:Welsh (Cymraeg) is one of the Celtic Languages which originated in Ireland. Gaelic is spoken in Ireland and Scottland, Manx is spoken on the Isle of Man, and Cymraeg in Wales. Cymraeg is also spoken in the U.S. and Argentina. 23% of the residents of Wales speak Cymraeg. All of the above languages when spoken by a native, sounds like somebody barfing!
Just for your further edification. :D
Cymraeg will never die. My family came from Mynyddislwyn in the 1850s. Granted, I don't speak the language near fluently, but I know a bit. (I'm thinking about getting the Rosetta Stone.)
Back in the 1800's the English (twll din pob sais!
) tried to destroy the culture by basically outlawing Cymraeg. Cymry children who spoke their language in school were harshly punished. It's actually sort of amazing that it not only survived, but is going through a modern resurgence. Y ddraig goch ddyry cychwyn!Cymru am byth. :D
