Historical reasons of Welsh language

At the beginning of the 20th century, half of the population in Wales used Welsh as their daily language. At the end of the 20th century, the proportion of Welsh speakers dropped to 20%. According to the 2006 census, 65,9301people can speak Welsh, accounting for 23% of the Welsh population, and 7,97717 people know Welsh, accounting for 28% of the Welsh population. According to a survey conducted by radio channel S4C in Wales, about 750,000 people can speak Welsh, and 1 500,000 people can understand Welsh.

In addition, in England, about133,000 people can speak Welsh, and in Greater London, about 50,000 people can speak Welsh. The earliest form of Welsh literature is Talesin's poetry, which tells the story of Reggie, Anelin and the goddess King Ewing. The former was a king in the 6th century, who lived in present-day southern Scotland, while the latter described a battle between Celtic and northumberland in 600 AD. No one knows when these works were produced and when they were handed down in writing. Before that, all the characters in Wales were written in Latin.