Can refer to one of two distinct forms of communication used within
Wales. The first is the dialect of English spoken by
Welsh people in the South
Wales Valleys. This is a working-class dialect influenced by the
Welsh language, which was the main language of the area until the twentieth century. It is famous for using long consonants, abnormal prepositions, additional verbs for emphasis, and the Aberdare Inversion which brings some of the verbs in a given clause to the start. Some common words used in Wenglish include "butti" for "mate", "tidy" for "good" and "ych a fi" for "disgusting". The second meaning of the word Wenglish is the exact opposite. It is an informal dialect of the
Welsh language with influences from the English language, often used by bilingual people. The dialect is particularly prominent in northern Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion, where it is often unclear whether the primary language of a given community is
Welsh or English. An example of Wenglish in this sense would be as follows; the sentence "I am watching television with my family," would, in
Welsh, be rendered "
Dw i'
n gwylio y teledu gyda fy teulu," whilst in Wenglish, one might say "
Dw i'n watcho y telly gyda fy teulu."
Englishman: "I was visiting my family in the South Wales Valleys the other
day."
Friend: "How was it."
Englishman: "Not bad, but I found the dialect
hard to follow. They call it Wenglish."
OR
Welshman: "I didn't know you could speak
Welsh."
Friend: "I'm not really very fluent; I tend to speak a kind of Wenglish."
