The Lightening Veil: Language Revitalization in Wales

The Welsh language, which is indigenous to Wales, is one of six Celtic languages.It is spoken by 562,000 speakers, 19% of the population of Wales, according to the 2011 U.K. Census, and it is estimated that it is spoken by a further 200,000 residents elsewhere in the United Kingdom. No exact figures exist for the undoubted thousands of other Welsh speakers beyond the United Kingdom who are able…