Wales Official Languages Welsh

Recognised minority language in the uk and argentina according to a survey carried out by s4c the welsh language tv channel the number of welsh speakers in wales is around 750 000 and about 1 5 million people can understand welsh.

Wales official languages welsh. British the brythonic language from which welsh is descended was however an inflecting language like latin with word endings marking such grammatical categories as noun case and verb tense. As welsh is one of europe s oldest languages many efforts are made by dedicated bodies and individuals to keep. Official language in wales. Welsh language welsh cymraeg member of the brythonic group of the celtic languages spoken in wales modern welsh like english makes very little use of inflectional endings.

Every child in wales now has the opportunity to learn welsh and the demand for welsh medium education has grown consistently particularly in cardiff and the south east. Both languages for example have equal status within the senedd welsh parliament. Both languages are treated equally although english being widely spoken and is considered as the de facto language. National assembly for wales official languages bill a commission bill introduced by rhodri glyn thomas assembly commissioner with responsibility for the welsh language.

The two official languages of wales are english and welsh. 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. Annual report 2017 18 pdf. Answer 1 of 4.

The national assembly for wales official languages act 2012 requires the assembly to approve an official languages scheme for each assembly. Wales has two official languages english and welsh. The official languages scheme for the fourth assembly pdf. Whereas previously latin was the main language of writing early in the ninth century its.

The culture welsh language and communications committee are scrutinising the draft scheme for the fifth assembly before it is submitted for approval by the national assembly. The welsh language along with english is also a de jure official language of the senedd. 2 1mb previous official languages scheme. The official languages scheme for the fourth assembly was formally adopted by the assembly in july 2013 and was based on the national assembly for wales official languages act 2012.

The welsh government recently announced its plans to ensure that the language has a million speakers once again by 2050. The business committee remitted the bill to the communities equality and local government committee.