As you'd expect for a website and project on Wales' place names, the Welsh language is very important to us. After all, the vast majority of our place names come from Welsh! There are thousands of people learning Welsh as adults at the moment, from all across Wales and beyond, and we believe that we have a duty to support them in their learning. That's one of the main reasons that we added sound files to the glossary for example, as you can see here.

We've also set out to preach the importance of Welsh place names, and the work of the List, directly to learners, through giving talks to Welsh for Adults classes. We contacted the Canolfan Dysgu Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, the national centre for Welsh for adults, and offered talks for classes at Uwch or Gloywi level.

We've spoken to four classes already this year, with more on the way, but as per usual with us, we want to reach as many people as possible, so if you're a Welsh teacher, or a learner, contact us through the contact form. We can offer talks either face to face or on Zoom, so that they're suitable for every class. 

The talks are tailored to focus on place names that are (reasonably) local to the learners, so every talk is different. Give it a try!

As well as the talks to classes, James has also begun a monthly column on Lingo360, the online magazine for learners. Each article is provided with a glossary, so that you can follow the article irrespective of your level of Welsh.  Two articles have been published so far; the first is a general introduction to the work of the project, which you can find here. The second is a discussion of the name Llanbrynmair, a village in Powys, and how it's moved down the valley over the past century, which can be found here.