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Why is Welsh such a weird language?
Welsh is written as it is spoken, It is a phonetic language. Therefore there are no unwanted letters, can make it an easy language but has a few properties called mutations which change words so it flows easily when spoken.
How similar are Welsh and English?
Welsh is less closely related to English than are languages like French and German and the Scandinavian languages. English is a language which developed from the confluence of various influences in the Indo-European family, but has surprisingly few signs of direct influence from Welsh.
Is Welsh different from British?
The Welsh language is in the Celtic language group, whereas English is in the West Germanic group; consequently the English language is further from the Welsh language in both vocabulary and grammar than from a number of European languages, such as Dutch, for example.
What is Welsh for fart?
1. Fel rhech mewn pot jam. Translates as: Like a fart in a jam jar.
What languages are spoken in Wales?
The many voices of Wales. Wales has always had many voices.
What is the difference between Welsh and English?
Differences Between Welsh and English. Unlike English, Welsh lacks the indefinite article (“a”, “an”) (King 29). In addition, it has two different words for “in”: mewn “in a/an” and yn “in [something definite]”. Unlike English, but like many other European languages, Welsh nouns have grammatical gender (either male or female).
What are common Welsh surnames?
The most common surnames in modern Wales result from adding an s to the end of the name, as in Jones, Roberts and Edwards. Patronymic surnames with the short -s form are recorded in various parts of England dating back to the Middle Ages, and the Welsh practice was presumably in imitation of this.
Welsh is fairly closely related to Cornish and Breton, and more distantly related to Irish Gaelic, Manx Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic. Not since the French invaded England has anyone attempted to dictate the language spoken within those isles.