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I Am Welsh

I live in Wales and Welsh is my language. I do all my college work in Welsh. I speak English too but with lockdown my English is being forgotten. When we have tutorials in Google Meet I often have to stop because I have forgotten the word in English.

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Abstraction · 61-69, M

So are you in the north then?

My great great grandfather came from Ffestiniog - left his home 170 years ago and never went back. But I know where the house is, and I'd love to get there. I know my ancestry going far back into bygone days...

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Abstraction · 61-69, M

@LilirWyddfa I love it. The dynamic and alive iaith Gymraeg (if that's correct.) And you get to contribute to that.

LilirWyddfa · F

And before I know it others are using them! @LilirWyddfa

LilirWyddfa · F

My government are determined that one million of us will speak Welsh by 2050. And it like climate change. We’re almost there! @Abstraction

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

I'm bilingual too (English and Norwegian). I find that I am now able to forget the word I need in both languages at the same time!

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LilirWyddfa · F

@ninalanyon I found that conversation really interesting. Here all children are taught only in Welsh til age 7. Even if they speak English at home. I was on a course today about using Welsh in further education. And in the the last decade the number of people able to speak Welsh has increased massively. My county is still in the number one place but the biggest gains have been in places that used to be mostly English speaking. Like more than doubling in Bridgend!

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@LilirWyddfa

all children are taught only in Welsh til age 7

Interesting. When did that start?

LilirWyddfa · F

@ninalanyon I’m not sure. But the Welsh government wants a million Welsh speakers by 2050 and unlike climate control, they look like they might achieve it well in advance!

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