SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 11 months agoThe Welsh disagree.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up11.38Karrow-down121
arrow-up11.36Karrow-down1imageThe Welsh disagree.lemmy.worldSomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square133fedilink
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down3·11 months ago dead language If people learn it, and people use it, it is by definition not a dead language. This is some colonialist BS.
minus-squareUser_4272894@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·11 months agoAlso, over half a million Welsh speakers exist in Wales, accounting for roughly 20% of the population. It’s hardly dead.
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoWell Latin is a dead language, people do learn and use it. But there is no new words, or evolution of the language.
minus-squarevsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoAlso, isn’t Welsh the Celtic language with the most native speakers?
If people learn it, and people use it, it is by definition not a dead language.
This is some colonialist BS.
Also, over half a million Welsh speakers exist in Wales, accounting for roughly 20% of the population. It’s hardly dead.
Well Latin is a dead language, people do learn and use it. But there is no new words, or evolution of the language.
Also, isn’t Welsh the Celtic language with the most native speakers?