SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 2 years agoThe Welsh disagree.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageThe Welsh disagree.lemmy.worldSomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years 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-up1·2 years agoAlso, over half a million Welsh speakers exist in Wales, accounting for roughly 20% of the population. It’s hardly dead.
minus-squarevsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAlso, isn’t Welsh the Celtic language with the most native speakers?
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 years agoWell Latin is a dead language, people do learn and use it. But there is no new words, or evolution of the language.
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.
Also, isn’t Welsh the Celtic language with the most native speakers?
Well Latin is a dead language, people do learn and use it. But there is no new words, or evolution of the language.