CHAT Patagonian Welsh (was: Brithenig misunderstood)

On Saturday, April 16, 2005, at 02:42 , Pablo Flores wrote:

> On 4/16/05, Joe <joe@...> wrote:
>> Ray Brown wrote:
>>> ..and also, sadly, the real Welsh who settled Patagonia which is now
>>> part
>>> of Argentina.
>>
>> I don't know about all of them.  I'm pretty sure there's still a
>> minority of Welsh-speakers in the Chubut Valley.
>
> It seems there's a Welsh-speaking community in Trevelin, Chubut.
> According to <http://www.patagonia.com.ar/chubut/trevelin/infogral.php>
> (in Spanish) even the younger generations speak Welsh and practice
> their old customs and religion.
Great - you two have made my day  :)

Trevelin? Obviously the Argentinian way of spelling Welsh 'Trefelin'
"Milltown" (<-- tre "town" + melin "mill") - tho Chubut ain't Welsh  ;)

> I'm sure there are other speakers in the rest of the province.
I hope so, a report I heard on the TV a few years back was depressing -
but maybe there's more recently been a revival.

O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau!

Ray
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