About Welsh

Welsh is a Brythonic Celtic language spoken in Wales, United Kingdom, by approximately 700,000 people, making it the most widely spoken Celtic language in the world. Welsh has been spoken in Britain since at least the 6th century and has one of the oldest literary traditions in Europe, with poetry dating back to the works of Taliesin and Aneirin. The language is written using the Latin alphabet with digraphs such as ch, dd, ff, ng, ll, ph, rh, and th.

Welsh has experienced a remarkable revitalization since the Welsh Language Act of 1993 and subsequent legislation making Welsh an official language of Wales alongside English. All public signage in Wales is bilingual, and Welsh-medium education is widely available. The language is famous for its distinctive voiceless lateral fricative sound, written as "ll," and for Eisteddfod, an annual cultural festival celebrating Welsh language literature, music, and performance.