I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this.
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I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this.
The #WelshGovernment has a policy of bilingualism. All meetings include translators, so that speakers of English or Welsh can participate equally. But every member of the Welsh Cabinet is a native speaker of #Cymraeg, so the Cabinet meetings will be held in their native lsnguage.
Imposing the #EnglishLanguage was a key component of the imperial project of Britishness. But the tide has turned.
@2legged Comhghairdeas ó na hEireannaigh!
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I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this.
The #WelshGovernment has a policy of bilingualism. All meetings include translators, so that speakers of English or Welsh can participate equally. But every member of the Welsh Cabinet is a native speaker of #Cymraeg, so the Cabinet meetings will be held in their native lsnguage.
Imposing the #EnglishLanguage was a key component of the imperial project of Britishness. But the tide has turned.
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Diolch, @owenblacker. That's very kind.
I had long intended to do some proper learning of Cymraeg, to get me beyond the few dozen words taught by my dear friends in Eryri.
But these days, my energy levels are too low to take on a project like that.
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I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this.
The #WelshGovernment has a policy of bilingualism. All meetings include translators, so that speakers of English or Welsh can participate equally. But every member of the Welsh Cabinet is a native speaker of #Cymraeg, so the Cabinet meetings will be held in their native lsnguage.
Imposing the #EnglishLanguage was a key component of the imperial project of Britishness. But the tide has turned.
@2legged
Meanwhile in increasingly bilingual (or at least te reo Māori friendly) Aotearoa New Zealand, the right-wing coalition Government has announced that all government must use the English-first logos it is sending them by July 1.
The Waitangi Tribunal, charged with protecting indigenous rights found the Crown breached the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi / the Treaty of Waitangi, including rangatiratanga (chieftainship), partnership, active protection, equity and good government.Judge Te Kani Williams said any diminishing of Crown support for the revitilisation of te reo was a matter of serious concern.
The Government's Māori-second policy arises from a demand by minority party New Zealand First in the coalition agreement. -
I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this.
The #WelshGovernment has a policy of bilingualism. All meetings include translators, so that speakers of English or Welsh can participate equally. But every member of the Welsh Cabinet is a native speaker of #Cymraeg, so the Cabinet meetings will be held in their native lsnguage.
Imposing the #EnglishLanguage was a key component of the imperial project of Britishness. But the tide has turned.
@2legged Good for Wales! Language is a large part of identity. The way language shapes thinking and communication is incredible.
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I am staggered by the sheer hugeness of this.
The #WelshGovernment has a policy of bilingualism. All meetings include translators, so that speakers of English or Welsh can participate equally. But every member of the Welsh Cabinet is a native speaker of #Cymraeg, so the Cabinet meetings will be held in their native lsnguage.
Imposing the #EnglishLanguage was a key component of the imperial project of Britishness. But the tide has turned.
@2legged Do you have any sources other than this tweet? I am not finding any reporting on this. Lots about the new cabinet but nothing about the language of their meetings. I'd love to read more about it!
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