7/ According to a 2021 study conducted by the ๐ฌ๐ง UK's Office of National Statistics, Welsh is spoken by roughly 18% of the population today.
There is a national push to protect the language, with government plans to hit the one million speakers mark by 2050.
8/ Places in Wales ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ typically have both a Welsh and an English name, and the Welsh Language Commissioner provides an official "List of Standardised Welsh Place-names". The site is of course available in Welsh and English.
https://www.welshlanguagecommissioner.wales/standardised-welsh-place-names
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