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H, h  : (Name = âets,hâ) h, as in Hat, Hope, Hero.
 
H, h  : (Name = âets,hâ) h, as in Hat, Hope, Hero.
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I, i  : (Name = î (North Wales), î dot (South Wales)) '''Short''' = i, as in me, he, she.  '''Long'''  = ee, as in Seen, Dean, Mean.
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I, i  : (Name = î (North Wales), î dot (South Wales)) '''Short''' = i, as in fit, kit, pit<ref>http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/Lesson01.html</ref>,  however, due to pronunciation differences between dialects and regions the short form of 'i' can also be pronounced in the same way as the long form.  '''Long'''  = ee, as in Seen, Dean, Mean.
    
Strictly speaking there is no 'J' in the Welsh Alphabet, where a 'J' would appear in English the Latin form of replacing it with an 'I' occurs, so James becomes Iago in Welsh (as it does in Spanish) and Santiago or (Sant Iago) means Saint James in both Spanish and English.
 
Strictly speaking there is no 'J' in the Welsh Alphabet, where a 'J' would appear in English the Latin form of replacing it with an 'I' occurs, so James becomes Iago in Welsh (as it does in Spanish) and Santiago or (Sant Iago) means Saint James in both Spanish and English.
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Most English dictionaries contain some Welsh-derived English words such as ''cwm'' (a circular valley or ''cirque'') and ''crwth'' (an traditional Celtic fiddle-like musical instrument). These can be very effective stumpers when playing word games, provided of course that they are actually included in whatever dictionary is the authority agreed on by the players.
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Most English dictionaries contain some Welsh-derived English words such as ''cwm'' (a circular valley or ''cirque'') and ''crwth'' (an traditional Celtic fiddle-like musical instrument). These can be very effective stumpers when playing word games, provided of course that they are actually included in whatever dictionary is the authority agreed on by the players.
    
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