Language code: cy

Technical information about ISO 639 language code cy

Technical information about cy language code (Welsh) is available below.

ISO code

cy

Language

Official

Welsh

Native

Cymraeg

Scripts
Text direction

Left-to-Right

Plural rules

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Welsh belongs to the Indo-European language family, specifically to the Celtic subgroup. It is officially used in Wales (United Kingdom) and is recognized as a minority language in Argentina, particularly in Chubut Province. Welsh is written using the Latin script and the Welsh alphabet. It is estimated that there are more than 800,000 speakers worldwide.

Language presence globally

Speakers

*The graph shows a rough estimate of Welsh speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.

Related locale codes

cy-GB Welsh (United Kingdom)

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