{"id":389,"date":"2018-12-01T19:07:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T19:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=389"},"modified":"2019-04-14T16:41:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T16:41:00","slug":"episode-9-welsh-cymraeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=389","title":{"rendered":"Episode 9 &#8211; Welsh (Cymraeg)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Episode 9 &amp;#8211; Welsh (Cymraeg)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-01T19:07:06+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT35M29S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode I talk about Welsh (Cymraeg), a Celtic language spoken mainly in Wales, a part of the UK. I delve into the history of the language, its current status, the language itself, and how I learnt it and use it. I also talk to a Welsh learne...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode09.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"32.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5872\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-389-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode09.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode09.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode09.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode09.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=389-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/radio\/episode09.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"episode09.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode I talk about Welsh (Cymraeg), a Celtic language spoken mainly in Wales, a part of the UK. I delve into the history of the language, its current status, the language itself, and how I learnt it and use it. I also talk to a Welsh learner from Michigan in the USA who is doing a degree in Welsh at Bangor University.<\/p>\n<p>This podcast is mainly in English, with a few bits in Welsh. The Welsh bits are translated into English, just in case you don&#8217;t understand them.<\/p>\n<p>Some tips on learning Welsh<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T1y3DZXIrtA\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gwenno Saunders, singer, song-writer and broadcaster, talking about singing in Welsh.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4lof-Wa5gwA\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Elin Fflur and Eden singing <em>Harbwr Diogel<\/em> (Safe Harbour) &#8211; I was at this concert.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/etSm35bfdi8\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A lullaby in Old Welsh found in the margins of a 7th century poem.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LOHNu5V11bI\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Statistics about Welsh speakers come mainly from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comisiynyddygymraeg.cymru\/English\/Publications%20List\/20150129%20DG%20S%20Welsh%20Language%20Use%20Survey%202013-14%20-%20Main%20report.pdf\">National Survey for Wales, 2013-14: Welsh Language Use Survey<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n<h3>Tunes featured in this episode<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/340757946&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/542108316&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/songs\/bcc\/siheilwli.htm\">More details of Si Hei Lwli Mabi<\/a>, the song featured at the end of this epsiode.<\/p>\n<h3>More information about Welsh<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/welsh.htm\">http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/writing\/welsh.htm<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Welsh_language\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Welsh_language<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Welsh_language\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_the_Welsh_language<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Old_Welsh\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Old_Welsh<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_Welsh\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_Welsh<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Welsh_medium_education\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Welsh_medium_education<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Myths and misconceptions about Welsh<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dreamsanddialects.weebly.com\/dreams--dialects\/4-welsh-language-myths-that-need-busting\">https:\/\/dreamsanddialects.weebly.com\/dreams&#8211;dialects\/4-welsh-language-myths-that-need-busting<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesslanguageservices.co.uk\/general\/language-news\/8-myths-about-the-welsh-language\/\">https:\/\/www.businesslanguageservices.co.uk\/general\/language-news\/8-myths-about-the-welsh-language\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Online Welsh lessons<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/wales\/learning\/learnwelsh\/\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/wales\/learning\/learnwelsh\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.saysomethingin.com\/welsh\">https:\/\/www.saysomethingin.com\/welsh<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learn-welsh.net\/\">https:\/\/www.learn-welsh.net\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/learnwelsh.cymru\/\">https:\/\/learnwelsh.cymru\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Episode 9 &amp;#8211; Welsh (Cymraeg)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2018-12-01T19:07:06+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT35M29S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode I talk about Welsh (Cymraeg), a Celtic language spoken mainly in Wales, a part of the UK. 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I delve into the history of the language, its current status, the language itself, and how I learnt it and use it. 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