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Welsh language

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# Welsh (Cymraeg) **Welsh** (*Cymraeg* [kəmˈraːiɡ] or *y Gymraeg* [ə ɡəmˈraːiɡ]) is a Neo-Brittonic Celtic language native to the Welsh people. As a member of the Brittonic branch of the Insular Celtic languages, it is closely related to Breton and Cornish. ### Geographic Distribution and Vitality Welsh is spoken natively across several regions: * **Wales:** Approximately 18% of the population are fluent speakers. * **England:** Spoken by communities within the Welsh diaspora. * **Argentina:** Maintained in *Y Wladfa*, a Welsh settlement located in the Chubut Province of Patagonia. ### Nomenclature and Etymology Historically, the language has been referred to in the English language by several archaic or scholarly endonyms and exonyms, including: * **British:** Reflecting its origins as the primary language of Roman and sub-Roman Britain. * **Cambrian / Cambric:** Derived from *Cambria*, the Latinized form of *Cymru* (Wales). * **Cymric:** A direct anglicization of the native term *Cymraeg*.

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