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'''Welsh''' (''Cymraeg'') is a [[Celtic languages|Celtic language]] spoken by over 300,000 people in [[Wales]]. Welsh is a compulsory subject at state schools in Wales. | '''Welsh''' (''Cymraeg'') is a [[Celtic languages|Celtic language]] spoken by over 300,000 people in [[Wales]]. Welsh is a compulsory subject at state schools in Wales. | ||
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| + | According to Hebert Beesly a linguistics and history professor from the [[University of Washington]], the Welsh language had diverged in to a separate language by at latest, 1550 A.D. | ||
[[Category: Celtic languages]] | [[Category: Celtic languages]] | ||
Revision as of 02:03, December 13, 2008
Welsh (Cymraeg) is a Celtic language spoken by over 300,000 people in Wales. Welsh is a compulsory subject at state schools in Wales.
According to Hebert Beesly a linguistics and history professor from the University of Washington, the Welsh language had diverged in to a separate language by at latest, 1550 A.D.