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Is Welsh the only language spoken in Cardiff?
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What languages are spoken in Cardiff? You could be forgiven for thinking that, as the Welsh capital, the Welsh language reigns supreme here. In fact, Welsh speaking has actually slowly dropped off during the years, being risen by about 14,451 in the ten year period between 1991 and 2001.
Today, Welsh is spoken by around about 11% of Cardiffians, and is not the highest percentage in Wales, that title going to Pentyrch, where 15.9% of the community converse in their native tongue.
Tynged yr Iaith" (meaning "The fate of the language") was a radio lecture delivered in Welsh by Saunders Lewis on February 13, 1962. Reaction to it brought about a major change in the politics of Wales. Historian John Davies has said that the lecture was "the catalyst" for the formation of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, and the start of a period of direct-action agitation to enhance the status of the Welsh language.
As well as the staples of English and Welsh, many other more exotic languages are spoken within the capital. This is due to the diversity of Cardiff’s population, including a number of foreign students who travel here to study at one of the cities three higher education facilities, past trading connections as well as post-war immigration.
A report that was done in 2005 states that over 30,000 people that hail from an ethnic minority live in Cardiff, which makes up about 8 per cent of the city’s total residents. One particular study states that Cardiff has within its midst’s, speakers of at least 94 languages, some of the most commonly spoken being things such as Arabic and Somali.
Muslim population in 2001 was above the UK average of 2.7%, coming in at 3.7%, which is also much higher than the Welsh average, which, in itself is lower than the UK average. Cardiff also has one of the longest established Muslim communities in the United Kingdom, dating back to the 19th century, the first mosque opening in 1860, and is now home to in excess of 11,000 Muslims, which is over half of the Welsh Muslim population as a whole.
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