cy
Technical information about ISO 639 language code cy
The table below provides technical details for the Welsh language, designated by the cy
code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
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.
Speakers
540K
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Welsh speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
cy-GB
– Welsh (United Kingdom)
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