Global Voices Online

Trydar y Cymry! The Welsh Language Thrives Online

This post is part of our special coverage Languages and the Internet. “Trydar y Cymry” means “the twittering of the Welsh” or “the Welsh twitterers” (the verb “trydar” now being used in connection ...
CNN

Welsh and Hawaiian were saved from extinction. Other languages might not be so lucky

At work in central Hong Kong, David Hand is surrounded by people speaking Chinese and English. But inside his home, the Welsh language rules. Hand’s three children – Arwen, Huw and Tomos – have never ...
The Conversation

‘Still here’: Welsh world cup song Yma o Hyd and how the language is adapting to survive

The Welsh government has a language strategy that aims to have a million people speaking Welsh by 2050. And it seems to be working: recently on TV channel S4C, 230,000 children from more than 1,000 ...
The Guardian

Where Duolingo falls down: how I learned to speak Welsh with my mother

Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family’s language, I hoped to join their conversation My maternal grandmother died 20 years ago. The ...
Computer Weekly

Wales partners with OpenAI to improve Welsh language tech

The Welsh government has signed a partnership deal with OpenAI as part of a plan to increase Welsh speakers in the country. The government believes that artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can ...
The Guardian

Welsh ‘revolution’ required to hit target of 1m speakers by 2050, says report

Welsh language commissioner calls for ‘transformative’ intervention, amid Reform UK threats to undo new powers A “revolution is required” to protect the Welsh language, according to a major new report ...