Anna T Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Oes unrhywun sy'n siarad Cymraeg yn Shetland? Is there anyone who speaks Welsh in Shetland? Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 try orkney they are the ones that sound welsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna T Posted August 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Interesting! Why's that then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 no idea maybe some welsh person moved to orkney and made them all speak welsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 It is weird that Orkney folk sound welsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Interesting! Why's that then? Someone did a study a year or two ago into the Orkney and Shetland accents. They came to the conclusion, i think, that Orkney had a Celtic intonation but Shetland had a Norwegian one. This is a link to a summary the study but you'll have to stump up $35 if you wan to read it. http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowAbstract&ArtikelNr=95306&Ausgabe=232171&ProduktNr=224275 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 It is weird that Orkney folk sound welsh. Not to a Welshman... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I always think Orcadians sound like they are from a part of Newcastle! Sort of Scottish Geordies!! Sorry, but I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madasaferret Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 My dad spoke Welsh when he was a kid, My great granny couldn't speak English, he can only remember how to swear in Welsh now! A skill he has passed on tp me!. When my nephews and neices came to stay everyone thought they were from Orkney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wifey Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 I know a couple of Welsh speakers here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna T Posted August 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 Thanks for all your replies, everybody. I have never been to Orkney, so I can't pass judgement as to how Welsh they sound. But I will get there. I have just moved to Shetland from Dolgellau in North Wales. In so many ways, Shetland is very similar to Gwynedd - but of course it's very different in other ways, too. One of the things we hate in Wales is when people move in from outside and don't make any effort to adapt to the local way of doing things. So I want to adapt myself to Shetland, rather than expecting Shetland to adapt to me. Any ideas as to how I can best do that? The other thing is - if any of the Welsh speakers one of you referred to would be interested in speaking some Welsh, I'd love them to get in touch with me. I don't want to forget my Welsh! Thanks again everyone.... Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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