Is Welsh a language or an English dialect?

Nid yw hyn yn edrych yn llawer fel Saesneg nac ydi? (This doesn't look much like English, does it?) Even “Anglo-friendly”, phonetic renditions of the above sentence don't look much more familiar. read more

Welsh is a completely different language to English. Neither is a dialect of the other. Welsh is a Celtic language, whereas English is a Germanic language. read more

Welsh English refers to the dialects of English spoken by Welsh people. The dialects are significantly influenced by Welsh grammar and often include words derived from Welsh. In addition to the distinctive words and grammar, a variety of accents are found across Wales, including those of north Wales, the Cardiff dialect, the South Wales Valleys and west Wales. read more

A collection of audio examples of dialect speech in the Welsh language, together with distribution maps of some dialect features. The recordings come from the archives of St Fagans National History Museum and the Department of Welsh, Cardiff University, two institutions which have been collecting and recording oral testimonies since the 1950s. read more