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#212 Secrets of a Hyperpolyglot - Richard Simcott

The Level Up English Podcast

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Welsh and Cornish - Is Welsh a Native Language?

Cornish and Welsh are native languages to the British Isles, that in a sense predate English. The Celtic languages split off into two branches: Gadelic and Brythonic. A Cornish speaker would not be able to naturally just understand a Gaelic speaker or an Irish speaker or a Manx speaker. They're just too far apart. But with Welsh and Cornish, Welsh definitely helps with learning Cornish for sure.

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