Welsh

Brittonic language spoken natively in Wales
Intangible natural_language Q9309
Welsh
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Welsh

Summary

Welsh is a natural language[1]. Welsh ranks in the top 2% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,207 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Welsh is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Welsh is in the country of Argentina[4].
  • Welsh's instance of is recorded as natural language[5].
  • Welsh's instance of is recorded as modern language[6].
  • Welsh is a type of Brythonic[7].
  • Welsh is a type of Western Brittonic[8].
  • Welsh's writing system is recorded as Latin script[9].
  • Welsh's Commons category is recorded as Welsh language[10].
  • Welsh's Wikimedia language code is recorded as cy[11].
  • Welsh comprises Gwyndodeg[12].
  • Welsh comprises Powyseg[13].
  • Welsh comprises Dyfedeg[14].
  • Welsh comprises Gwenhwyseg[15].
  • Welsh comprises Patagonian Welsh[16].
  • Welsh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.1, 'lon': -3.8}[17].
  • Welsh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Welsh language[18].
  • Welsh's described at URL is recorded as http://www.sorosoro.org/le-gallois/[19].
  • Welsh's language regulatory body is recorded as Welsh Language Board[20].
  • Welsh's language regulatory body is recorded as Welsh Language Commissioner[21].
  • Welsh's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+724000'}[22].
  • Welsh's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+910289'}[23].
  • Welsh's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+929824'}[24].
  • Welsh's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+977366'}[25].
  • Welsh's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+922092'}[26].
  • Welsh's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+909261'}[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language[5] and modern language[6]. Recorded subclass of include Brythonic[7] and Western Brittonic[8].

Use and Application

Components include Gwyndodeg[12], a dialect[28]; Powyseg[13], a dialect[29]; Dyfedeg[14], a dialect[30]; Gwenhwyseg[15], a dialect[31]; and Patagonian Welsh[16], a dialect[32].

Why It Matters

Welsh ranks in the top 2% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,207 views/month).[2] Welsh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Welsh is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Archaeology & Language. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Archaeology & Language. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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