Wales Language Map

The census determined that 18 56 of the population could speak welsh and 14 57 could speak read and write in the language.

Wales language map. The most recent annual population survey june 2019 as conducted by. Most of wales place names are in the welsh language known in welsh as cymraeg. According to the united kingdom census 2011 19 per cent of. This is a list of subdivisions of wales by the percentage of those professing some skills in the welsh language in the 2011 uk census the census did not record welsh speakers living outside wales.

Plotpoints globe explore the geographical references or plotpoints in twelve english language novels primarily set in wales on a globe. English is the primary official language able to be used in all situations whereas welsh only has official status in limited but significant situations as defined by legislation. Both languages for example have equal status within the senedd welsh parliament. Cymru is a country that is part of the united kingdom.

Welsh cymraeg kəmˈraːɨɡ or y gymraeg ə ɡəmˈraːɨɡ is a brittonic language of the celtic language family it is spoken natively in wales by some in england and in y wladfa the welsh colony in chubut province argentina. This map is published by tourism new south wales aboriginal language map pdf select a page home languages background information language maps language lists aboriginal place names education policy protocols community programs types of programs how to start a program language centres resources news. Wales has over 1 680 miles 2 700 km of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and. A report on inward migration into wales maps of wales and the llyn peninsular showing the welsh language heartland and looking at language change due to migration into the coastal settlements.

Access the deep maps through the page for each of the twelve english language novels. But you ll also find names whose origins lie in english. Two millennia of history written into the landscape. It is bordered by england to the east the irish sea to the north and west and the bristol channel to the south.

It had a population in 2011 of 3 063 456 and has a total area of 20 779 km 2 8 023 sq mi. When you journey into wales whether in person or just by looking at a map you ll be struck by the wealth and beauty of the nation s place names.