Report says Welsh language 'losing 3,000 people a year'
BBC News - Report says Welsh language 'losing 3,000 people a year'
The number of fluent Welsh speakers is falling by around 3,000 people a year, a new report suggests.
The Welsh Language Board (WLB) said deaths and people moving from Wales are having the biggest impact.
The report says that around 6,500 Welsh speakers die annually and 5,200 move away, out-pacing adult learners and children learning or raised in Welsh.
It found the number of people who say they speak Welsh fluently is approximately 300,000.
The Welsh Language Board (WLB) said deaths and people moving from Wales are having the biggest impact.
The report says that around 6,500 Welsh speakers die annually and 5,200 move away, out-pacing adult learners and children learning or raised in Welsh.
It found the number of people who say they speak Welsh fluently is approximately 300,000.
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