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>i really don't know what's the social makeup of Welsh speakers There's a helpful map here: https://datamap.gov.wales/maps/welsh-language-statistics/ https://
by fdsafdsafds 3y ago
>i really don't know what's the social makeup of Welsh speakers
There's a helpful map here:
https://datamap.gov.wales/maps/welsh-language-statistics/ https://datamap.gov.wales/maps/welsh-language-statistics/
Zooming in on Cardiff shows exactly what I described - Welsh is more common (although still rare) in affluent suburbs, and the central part of town along with the poorer suburban housing developments have the lowest level of Welsh.
Outside Cardiff, the effect is essentially reversed - rural areas with a (very) long farming heritage are among the few places where Welsh continues to be used as a daily language.
I think this scenario is quite easily explained due to the amount of funding given to the Welsh language and the corresponding jobs created centreing on Cardiff, as well as the requirement for members of the Welsh Government to speak Welsh.
- mpalfrey 3y agoGood map. As someone who grew up in Cardiff it doesn't surprise me to see this distribution. A lot of media roles are also billingual in Cardiff. I've got a GCSE in Welsh (having been one of the first years to have to do it mandatory). Used it once in anger up in North Wales. It was a difficult language to learn and I'd have preferred to continue with another European language ideally. I'll probably try to teach my daughter some Welsh though (she was born in England and will go to school in England).