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Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages. | [[Image:Roadsign.png|thumb|right|200px|A bilingual roadsign]]Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages. | ||
The most recent census figures for Wales (2001) indicate that 582,400 (21% of the population) were able to speak Welsh. However, in the western parts of the country the language is spoken by over | The most recent census figures for Wales (2001) indicate that 582,400 (21% of the population) were able to speak Welsh. However, in the western parts of the country the language is spoken by over 60% of the population. | ||
The Welsh Language Act 1993, gives Welsh equal status with English in the public sector in Wales and the teaching of both languages is compulsory in all schools up to the age of 16. | The Welsh Language Act 1993, gives Welsh equal status with English in the public sector in Wales and the teaching of both languages is compulsory in all schools up to the age of 16. | ||
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*http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/language.html | *http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/language.html | ||
*http://www.walesindex.co.uk/pages/483.html | *http://www.walesindex.co.uk/pages/483.html | ||
*http://users.comlab.ox.ac.uk/geraint.jones/about.welsh/ <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | *http://users.comlab.ox.ac.uk/geraint.jones/about.welsh/ <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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[[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:Wales]] | ||