SomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe Welsh disagree.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11
arrow-up117arrow-down1imageThe Welsh disagree.lemmy.worldSomeoneElse@lemmy.worldM to Confidently Incorrect@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year 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-squarevsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAlso, isn’t Welsh the Celtic language with the most native speakers?
minus-squareUser_4272894@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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-up0arrow-down1·1 year 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, isn’t Welsh the Celtic language with the most native speakers?
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.