or is one of the four traditional

dialect A dialect is a Variety (linguistics), variety of language spoken by a particular group of people. This may include dominant and standard language, standardized varieties as well as Vernacular language, vernacular, unwritten, or non-standardize ...

s of the

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic languages, Celtic language of the Brittonic languages, Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in (the Welsh c ...

. Spoken in north-west Wales, the language takes its name from the post-roman Kingdom of Gwynedd. Writing in 1900, John Rhŷs and David Brynmor Jones give a boundary for the dialect's southern extent as "the stream of Wyrai at Llanrhystud". Today it is most associated with

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, Gwynedd and west Conwy County Borough, with the dialectal boundary (with

Powyseg Powyseg (or ''Powysian''; or ) is a dialect of the Welsh language spoken in the central areas of Wales. It is one of the four major dialects of Welsh spoken in the United Kingdom. Its usage is most predominantly found within northern Powys coun ...

) in the Clwyd area. Gwyndodeg is often simply referred to as the "Northwalian dialect", and as north-west Wales contains a high concentration of Welsh speaking communities, the dialect is one of the most common forms of Welsh spoken today.

Notable speakers

* Malcolm Allen (footballer), former Welsh international footballer.

Bibliography

*Alan R. Thomas, ''The Linguistic Geography of Wales'' (Cardiff, 1973) *O.H. Fynes-Clinton, ''The Welsh Vocabulary of the Bangor District'' (Oxford, 1913)

References

Welsh dialects {{Languages of Wales

Notable speakers

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See also

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