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*A Note On The Welsh Alphabet*
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Yr Wyddor
Facts about the Welsh alphabet:--
There are 29 letters in the Welsh alphabet.
- There are 7 vowels a,e,i,o,u,w and y. The letter y can be either a vowel or a consonant.
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There are 23 consonants in the Welsh alphabet (y can be either).
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The letters k, q, v, x and z are not included in the Welsh alphabet.
- The Welsh alphabet includes eight digraph* letters: ch, dd, ff, ng, ll, ph, rh, th
The full Welsh alphabet is as follows:
a, b, c, ch, d, dd, e, f, ff, g, ng, h, i, j, l, ll, m, n, o, p, ph, r, rh, s, t, th, u, w, y
Pronunciation
More on the Welsh alphabet and Welsh orthography here - Welsh orthography
Cân Yr Wyddor
* a combination of two letters representing one sound, as in ll and ch.
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There are 29 letters in the Welsh alphabet.
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N.B. Entries in the Geiriadur are indexed in Welsh alphabetic order. If you wish to find an English word please use 'search' on this page.
