Talk:Patagonian Welsh

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What are the differences in this dialect?

So what are the differences in this dialect of Welsh? Nothing was actually stated. 66.241.130.86 (talk) 20:45, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Number of speakers

I find it odd that an article on a minority language, the one that requires extensive revival efforts to boot (as described in the article itself) doesn't contain ANY actual statistical information on how many people speak it at home, what percentage of Argentinian Welsh do they comprise and what was the dynamics of those numbers through time. Indeed, the whole article seems to be deliberately tip-toeing around this subject. 92.46.39.10 (talk) 06:54, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Is this a language?

I think the opening sentence should be changed. Currently it reads, "Patagonian Welsh (Welsh: Cymraeg y Wladfa) is a variety of the Welsh language spoken in Y Wladfa, the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, Chubut Province, Argentina." At minimum the tense should change from present to past - is to was. There aren't any first language speakers so the only use will be from people who have learned it from Wales based teachers. It also has no real ability to develop a unique variety of its own, with only L2 speakers who are learning from standard text books. Also, we must dismiss the odd word or two of Spanish origin that might be used. A few words rarely used elsewhere does not a dialect make. Similarly, the L2 speakers might have a Spanish lilt in their voice, but that doesn't count either. I think there might be a question about whether there ever was a distinct variant of Welsh in Patagonia, but I'll stick to the current situation for now. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 08:27, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]