Is it really true that Welsh is spoken in South America?
Unlikely as it may seem, yes. In 1865 a shipload of Welsh pioneers sailed to Argentina to start up a Welsh-speaking colony. A few of their descendants still speak Welsh, and there is considerable interest among the young in reviving the language of their ancestors. For information on Welsh Patagonia (Y Wladfa as it s known in Welsh), visit the following websites: • http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/about/cag-patagonia.shtml BBC Wales About Wales pages • http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/tramor/patagonia.shtml BBC Cymru news (in Welsh) • http://www.btinternet.com/~Rhoshelyg/CCA/index.html Cymdeithas Cymru Ariannin, the Wales Argentina Society • http://www.acen.co.uk/patagonia/ Acen s page on Patagonia • http://www.s4c.co.uk/cofpatagonia/e_index.shtml new! Cof Patagonia ( Memories of Patagonia ) is a series that looks back at the history of the Welsh colony in Patagonia through a series of interviews and photos. Reports of a Welsh-speaking tribe of American Indians are, however, somewhat less credible
