Welsh people

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/welsh-people

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the ethnic group?Welsh people (Cymry)
2. What is the native territory?Wales, a constituent country of the United Kingdom
3. What does the word 'Cymry' mean?Cymry is the Welsh word for the Welsh people. It shows how they call themselves in their own language.
4. Why do Welsh people keep speaking Cymraeg?Cymraeg is a big part of Welsh identity. It is protected by law and taught in schools, so it stays alive.

Cymry: The native Welsh term for themselves, signifying a distinct ethnic and national identity.
Cymraeg: The Welsh language, an ancient Celtic language with legal protection and cultural significance.
Brythonic: The ancient Celtic language from which Welsh (Cymraeg) evolved, spoken in Britain before Roman times.
Code-switching/Translanguaging: The sophisticated linguistic practice of blending multiple languages within a single communicative context.