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William is out for this month so we have Jake Malloy here to talk a bit about language policy, both official and unofficial, as well as a bit about language attitudes.
Top of Show Greeting: Shidhunarien
Pete Bleackley
Have you ever heard of the Patagonian Welsh?
During the 19th century, the Biritish government attempted to suppress the Welsh language. To preserve it, some Welsh speakers emigrated and founded Welsh-speaking villages in Argentina. There descendents are still there to this day, and still speaking Welsh.