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A history of the Welsh language and its interactions with politics, from the Celtic migration to the isles of Britannia and Hibernia, to the modern-day.Twitt...
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- Galilean Carpenter's Union
May 22, 2024 · Adnodd fideo newydd sy’n dod â hanes yr iaith Gymraeg yn fyw mewn 4 munud. O’r Frythoneg, geni’r Gymraeg a’r fersiynau ysgrifenedig cynharaf yn Oes y Tywysog...
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- Cymraeg
How much do you know about the history of the Welsh Language? Learn more about the journey of the language over the years by watching this video! ...more.
- 4 min
- 1645
- Menter Gorllewin Sir Gâr
The history of the Welsh language (Welsh: hanes yr iaith Gymraeg) spans over 1400 years, encompassing the stages of the language known as Primitive Welsh, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh, and Modern Welsh.
- The first Celtic language speaker arrives in Wales. DNA evidence suggests that at some point between 1000 and 850 BC, the first person speaking what eventually became Welsh and other Celtic languages arrived in Wales.
- The Laws in Wales Acts. Despite frequent Anglo-Saxon and Norman incursions, Welsh remained the only language of most people in Wales. But in 1536 and 1542, things began to change as laws were passed by King Henry VIII that made Wales legally and politically part of England.
- The translation of the Bible into Welsh. If the Tudors were responsible for one of the acts that would do most to damage the status of the Welsh language, they were also responsible for one of the acts that would most revive its fortunes too.
- Griffith Jones Llanddowror’s circulating schools. In the early 18th century the preacher Griffith Jones set up circulating schools – i.e. schools that moved about – across Wales.
Under the Anglo-Saxons the Welsh language gradually evolved. In the south-west regions of Britain the language developed into the early foundations of Cornish and Welsh, whilst in the north of England and lowland Scotland the language evolved into Cumbric.
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Apr 19, 2012 · The history of the Welsh language. Welsh (Cymraeg) is the oldest language in Britain dating back possibly 4,000 years. The majority of European languages, including Welsh, evolved from a...
