Number of Welsh speakers falling

[Still Waters]

The number of people who speak Welsh has fallen in the past 10 years, according to the 2011 census.

Figures also suggest Welsh is now a minority language in two heartlands, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.

It has been thought that migration trends and education might lead to an increase in speakers in less traditional Welsh-speaking areas.

But the census suggests otherwise, with just two areas, Monmouthshire and Cardiff, seeing a percentage increase.

Only in Gwynedd and Anglesey do over half the population now speak Welsh.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...-wales-20677528

[CuriousGreek]

Sad

[TheLastLazyGun]

I can't see what the problem is.

Welsh is a pointless language. As Karl Pilkington once said about the Welsh and their language: "They don't need that language. What's wrong with them? They aren't a tribe."

[smurf0852]

I can't see what the problem is.

Welsh is a pointless language. As Karl Pilkington once said about the Welsh and their language: "They don't need that language. What's wrong with them? They aren't a tribe."

its called heritage .

you know pre queenie flag waving sicophantic **** .the welsh language should be defended against right wing idiots like you who want to plunge us back into victorian england.

[TheLastLazyGun]

the welsh language should be defended against right wing idiots like you

Why?

Polls show that even the WELSH don't want to speak it.

If you want to get ahead in this world it is English you should be speaking, not Welsh.

Edited December 16, 2012 by TheLastLazyGun