A Welsh speaker can get by A welsh person does not necessarily speak Welsh
tentofield
2015-07-26 05:03:37 UTC
Most Welsh people can't understand Welsh let alone any other Celtic languages.
anonymous
2015-07-26 05:03:26 UTC
The two languages have diverged dramatically, especially in terms of orthography and consonant pronunnciation. The odd word is similar, but that's about it.
They're about as similar as English and German.
brother_in_magic
2015-07-27 13:17:33 UTC
Cornish is closer, but Cornish has just been revived so there aren't a lot of speakers.
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