Welsh is a tung of the Brythonish arm of Celtish tungs spoken mainly in Wales, though some speakers dwell in England and Argentina.
About 610,000 folk speak Welsh today, though nearly all also speak English. Welsh is a near kin tongue to Cornish and Breton, and, though further away, to Irish, Scottish Gaelish and Manx.
The Welsh tongue is matched with the olden Celtic tongue spoken in Britishland from before the oncoming of the English. The Welsh tongue word for "England" is "Lloegr" which means "The lost lands". The deal of Welsh speakers was shrinking for many hundreds of years as English spread into formerly Welsh-speaking lands, but in the nineteen hundreds the tongue began to grow again as more and more folk fostered the tongue as a token of Welsh selfhood.
The most nameknown bookcraft in Welsh is the gathering of tales known as the Mabinogion.
| Kin of tungs | Tungs |
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| Ind-Europish tungs | |
| Theedish tungs | North Theedish tungs: Faroish - Nornish - Icelandish (High Icelandish) - Old Norse - Old Gutnish - South Yottish - Danish - Swedish - Gutnish (moot) - Elfdalish (moot) - Norn (dead) West Theedish tungs: Weser-Rhine Theedish tungs: Old Low Frankish - Netherlandish - Highsunlandish tung - Zeelandish - Flemish (moot) Elbe Theedish tungs: Old High Theech - Theech tung - Almennish - Bairish - Wymysorys tung - Langberdish (dead) - Littleburgish - Yiddish - Ripuarish North Sea Theedish tungs: Saxish (Old Saxish - Middle Low Saxish - Low Saxish) | English (Old English - Middle English - Latterday English - Anglish (moot) - Lowland Scottish - Northumbrish (moot) Cumbrish (moot) - Yola) | Frish (Old Frish - Western Frish - Northern Frish - Saterland Frish) East Theedish tungs (dead): Gottish - Wendlish - Burgundish |
| Celtish tungs | Mainland Celtish tungs (dead): Galatish - Gallish - Celtiberish - Gallaickish - Lepontish - East Celtish tung Gaelish tungs: Irish - Scottish Gaelish - Manx tung Britwelsh tungs: Cornish - Welsh - Little Brittish Other: Shelta |
| Balt-Windish tungs | Windish tungs: East Windish tungs: Russish - Ukrainish - White Russish - Russinish West Windish tungs: Slesish - Polish - Beheemish (a.k.a. Checkish) - Slovakish - Kashubish - West Pomeranish (dead) - Polabish (dead) - Upper Sorbish - Lower Sorbish South Windish tungs: Serb-Croatish (Serbish - Blackbarrowish - Bosnish - Croatish) - Bulgarish - Macedonish - Slovenish Baltish tungs: Eastern Baltish tungs: Lettish - Latgalish (moot) - Lithuish - Samogitish (moot) - Selonish (dead) - Zemgalish (dead) - Courlandish (dead) Western Baltish tungs (dead): Old Prussish - Sudovish - Western Galindish - Skalvish? Eastern Galindish (dead) |
| Italish tungs | Sabellish tungs (dead): Umbrish - Oskish - Volskish - Sabinish? - South Picenish - Marsish - Fore-Samnitish
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| Hellenish tungs | Greekish - Tsakonish - Yevanish |
| Ind-Iranish tungs | Ind-Aryish: (Hindlandish offshoots: Hindish - Urdu tung) - Punjabish - Sindhish - Mean Rajasthanish - Gujaratish - Romani tungs - Kashmirish - Nepalish - Chhattisgarhish - Bhojpurish - Maithili tung - Odia tung - Bengalish - Assamish - Marathi tung - Singhalish - Maldivish
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| Anatolish tungs | Hettitish - Palaish - Luvish - Lykish - Milyish - Carish - Sidetish - Pisidish - Lydish |
| Other Ind-Europish | Albanish - Armenish - Thracish (dead) - Dacish (dead) - Lusitanish (dead) - Illyrish (dead) - Messapish (dead) - Frygish (dead) - Paionish (dead) - Mysish (dead) - Liburnish (dead) - Cimmerish (dead) - Old Sickelish? (dead) |
| Affer-Aseyish tungs | |
| Semitish tungs | Amharish - Arabish - Aramaish - Ebrish - Assyrish |
| Uralish tungs | |
| Balt-Fennish | Estish - Finnish - Sami tungs - Livonish (deathbound) - Karelish - Vepsish - Ludish (moot) - Votish (deathbound) - Izhorish (deathbound) |
| Ugrish? | Ungrish - Chantish - Mansish |
| Turkish tungs | |
| Oghuz | Estemple Turkish - Azerish - Turkmen tung |
| Karluk | Uzbek tung - Uyghur tung |
| Khalaj | Khalaj tung |
| Oghur | Chuvash tung - Hunnish tung? (dead) - Avar tung? (dead) |
| Siberish | Sakha tung - Tuvish - Khakas tung - Chulym tung |
| Kipchak | Kazakh tung - Kyrgyz tung - Tatar tung - Krimlandish Tatar tung |
| Japonish tungs | |
| Japanish - Ryukyu tungs (moot) | |
| Mongolish tungs | |
| Khalkha tung - Buryat tung | |
| Southislandish tungs | |
| Philippine | Philipslandish - Yami tung - Ivatan tung |
| Malayish | Malay tung - Indonesish tung - Mualang tung |
| Polynesish | Tongish - Samoish - Marquesish - Firelandish - Tahitish - Maorish |
| Sinitish-Tibetish tungs | |
| Sinitish | Mandarin Chinish |
| Tibetish-Burmish | Burmish - Tibetish - Dzongkha tung |
| Tupish tungs | |
| Amazonish Tupi tung | |
| Niger-Congo tungs | |
| Swahilish - Yorubish tung - Zulu tung | |
| Koreish tungs | |
| Koreish - Jeju tung | |
| Southaseyish tungs | |
| Vietnamish | |
| Forbinded tungs | Papiamento tung |
| Lone tungs | |
| Baskish - Ainu tung | |
| Other | |
| Cherokee tung - Canaman Folktung - Esperantish (crafted) - Etruskish (dead) - Folkspraak tung (crafted) - Glosa (crafted) - Greenlandish - Toki Pona (crafted) - Volapuk (crafted) | |