Language app sees rise by a third in just a year

The number of users learning Welsh on one language app has risen by a third in just a year. Duolingo said about 38,600 people in the UK used its Welsh course in September, a 34% rise on 28,600 users in the same period in 2018. Another online tool, Say Something in Welsh, estimated it has up to 60,000 regular users of its website. The Welsh Language Commissioner said the apps "offer an alternative way of learning the language". The...

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Redadeg, race for the promotion of the Breton language, will take place from May 15 to 23, 2020

The Redadeg, race for the promotion of the Breton language, will take place from May 15 to 23, 2020, 2,020 km between Guingamp and Carhaix. This event which takes place every two years, passes in the five Breton departments, on more than three hundred communes. This race takes place in relay, with a passage of a witness, which symbolizes...

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More primary pupils than ever being taught through Irish

The number of pupils being taught through Irish at primary school reached record high levels in the recent academic year. New figures published by the Department of Education show that almost one in 12 schoolchildren at primary level is receiving their education through Irish. This has risen steadily from 6.4pc of primary pupils in 2000 to 8.1pc in 2018-19. A total of 45,278 students across 247 primary schools were taught through...

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Welsh Language Society meeting in Ceredigion to highlight housing issue

Campaigners from Cornwall, Wales and Scotland will meet in Ceredigion next month to discuss tackling the house price crisis, with special attention given to how holiday homes threaten the Welsh language. In Ceredigion, house prices are more than seven times average wages. Last year, 39% of the homes sold in nearby Gwynedd were either...

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