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This Welsh language page is presented as an additional supplement for Linguistic Anthropology General Resources.

BBC Wales - Colin and Cumberland __ Northern Welsh - "Ideal for complete beginners to the Welsh language. From Introduction to Entry level." A free BBC registration is required. - From BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/colinandcumberland/north/

BBC Wales - Colin and Cumberland __ Southern Welsh - "Ideal for complete beginners to the Welsh language. From Introduction to Entry level." A free BBC registration is required. - From BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/colinandcumberland/south/

BBC - Wales - Learn Welsh BBC - Wales - Learn Welsh __ Many resources from beginner to advanced. - From BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh/

BBC - Wales - The Story of Welsh __ "The story of the Welsh language, from the Celts to devolution" Click on the timeline to find the era you want. - From BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/storyofwelsh/

History and Status of the Welsh Language __ "It aims to answer, from the - perhaps necessarily opinionated - standpoint of a native Welsh speaker, some questions about the historical, political and cultural background of the language that he or I think might be asked by a learner from outside that culture." - From Geraint Jones - http://users.comlab.ox.ac.uk/geraint.jones/about.welsh/

IPL Kidspace: Say Hello to the World __ Say hello to the world in Welsh, then scroll down to find many additional resources. - From Kidspace the Internet Public Library - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello/welsh.html

A Welsh Course __ A free online course in Welsh. - From Mark H. Nodine - http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/Welsh.html

Welsh language __ "The 2001 census gives a figure of 20.5% of the population of Wales as Welsh speakers (up from 18.5% in 1991), out of a population of about 3 million; however, the same census shows that 25% of residents were born outside Wales. The number of Welsh speakers throughout the rest of Britain is uncertain, but numbers are higher in the main cities and there are speakers along England's border with Wales." You will find an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_language

Welsh Language __ List of resources. - From suite101.com - http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/welsh_language

Welsh Language Act 1993 (c.38) __ Full text. - from Government of U.K. - http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1993/Ukpga_19930038_en_1.htm

Welsh language, alphabet and pronunciation __ "Welsh is a Celtic language spoken as a community language in Wales (Cymru) by about 659,000 people, and in the Welsh colony (Y Wladfa) in Patagonia, Argentina (yr Ariannin) by several hundred people. There are also Welsh speakers in England (Lloegr), Scotland (yr Alban), Canada, the USA (yr Unol Daleithiau), Australia (Awstralia) and New Zealand (Seland Newydd). Welsh is fairly closely related to Cornish and Breton, and more distantly related to Irish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic." A good overview plus many resources. - From omniglot.com - http://www.omniglot.com/writing/welsh.htm

Welsh Language Board __ "The Welsh Language Board (in Welsh, Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg) is a statutory body set up by the British Government as part of the Welsh Language Act 1993. It receives an annual government grant of £12m which is to be used to "promote and facilitate" the use of the Welsh language." Find out if it has been effective, or not. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Language_Board

Welsh Language History __ You will find an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. "The earliest extant sources of a language identifiable as Welsh go back to about the 6th century, and the language of this period is known as Early Welsh." This and more. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_language#History

Welsh Tongue Twisters __ A collection of Welsh tongue twisters for you to practice. English translations are provided. - from Michael Reck - http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/cy.htm

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