- Cymric language is the self-name of the word “Welsh”, which is familiar to us, which comes from the term Cymru (Wales), read as “Kemri”.
- Since the 1960s there has been a movement to increase the use and recognition of Welsh, initially spear-headed by the Welsh Language Society.
- Discover the origins and history of Britain’s oldest language, Welsh, and how it's used on a daily basis in modern Wales.
- The Welsh people are Celtic (central and western European) in origin and have their own language and cultural heritage.
- Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/welsh. Accessed 25 Jun.
- The verb welsh and the noun welsher are sometimes perceived as insulting to or by the Welsh, the people of Wales.
- For instance, estimates suggest that over half a million people in the UK speak Welsh, making it the second most-spoken language in the country.
- Welsh (Cymraeg [kəmˈraːiɡ] or y Gymraeg [ə ɡəmˈraːiɡ]) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people.
- The vocabulary of Welsh however is not so exotic. Many of the words, particularly for of modern things, have been borrowed from English.
- intr.v. welshed, welsh·ing, welsh·es also welched or welch·ing or welch·es Informal. 1. To swindle a person by not paying a debt or wager: welsh on a bet.