Welsh

Welsh Language Links 

Cymdeithas y Dysgwyr (CYD)

Society, with headquarters in Aberystwyth (Wales), offering a social opportunity to bring Welsh learners and fluent speakers together. The bilingual site (Welsh-English)contains news of events, meetings and membership information.

Cymdeithas Madog

Cymdeithas Madog (Welsh Studies Institute in North America), based in Duvall, WA (USA), is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping North Americans learn, use and enjoy the Welsh language.

Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg

Welsh Language Society site and magazine, mostly in Welsh, but also with some material in English.

Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru - A Dictionary of the Welsh Language

The first standard historical dictionary of the Welsh language (prepared at the University of Wales). The site has information on the history of the project, statistics, bibliography, as well as a sample page and a list of publications. On 6/12/2001 the final draft entry for the Dictionary was made.

Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg / Welsh Language Board

Set up in 1993 as a statutory (publicly funded) organization, the purpose of the Welsh Language Board is to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language in Wales. The site is bilingual (Welsh and English).

A Welsh Course

A well-organized introductory textbook and grammar of Welsh, by Mark H. Nodine. Includes a good glossary.

Acen Welsh Learners' Resource

Information for learners, tutors and teachers about learning Welsh as a second language.

Welsh Language

A general introduction to the Welsh language, including historical and contemporary issues, social and cultural background, resources for learners, links to Welsh-related web pages and discussion groups on Welsh (by Sarah Stevenson).

History and Status of the Welsh Language

Historical, political and cultural background of the Welsh language.

Dyna Hwyl!

Information on a CD-ROM-based Welsh language course for beginners, which may be ordered from Britain over the Internet. In English, with some Japanese as well.

gwales.com

Database of Welsh language and Welsh interest books from the Welsh Books Council. Books can be ordered through the council for delivery from a bookstore of choice. Bilingual site (Welsh-English).

Gwarnant

A collection of three scholarly sites covering the history of Wales, the Welsh language and Welsh literature, as well as providing sample texts of medieval Welsh literature.

Catchphrase 2002

Audio clips and free language lessons to download, to be used in conjunction with a BBC radio programme of the same name.

Cronfa Electroneg o Gymraeg

A 1 million word lexical database and frequency count for Welsh, from a project run by three staff members of the University of Wales (Bangor).

National Language Centre for Wales

Full-time residential Welsh language teaching centre, based in Nant Gwrtheyrn (Wales). Course descriptions, frequently asked questions, accommodation and curriculum information. Bilingual site (Welsh-English).

Gwybodiadur: A Welsh Informationary

Directory of information on resources for Welsh learners, including a listing of Welsh dictionaries on the web.

The Welsh Learner's Links

Resourses for learning Welsh including a grammar guide, free software, learner's stories, and nursery rhymes.

Euromosaic - Welsh

Sociolinguistic survey of the use of Welsh in Wales. Collection of links. Bilingual site (English and French).

Cymraeg

General information on the current status of the Welsh language, from the University of Wales. Trilingual site (English, French, Welsh).

Reading Middle Welsh

An online grammar and textbook of Middle Welsh, based on the language of the medieval Mabinogi stories. Web version of an academic manual written by the late Gareth Morgan, Professor of Classics and Education at the University of Texas at Austin.