{"id":28162,"date":"2021-03-19T19:56:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=28162"},"modified":"2021-03-19T19:56:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:56:06","slug":"will-i-offend-fluent-speakers-some-people-not-confident-enough-to-tick-welsh-speaking-box-on-census-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/will-i-offend-fluent-speakers-some-people-not-confident-enough-to-tick-welsh-speaking-box-on-census-form\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Will I offend fluent speakers?&#8221; Some people not confident enough to tick Welsh speaking box on Census form"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welsh Language Activists are urging people who aren\u2019t confident in their Welsh ability to classify themselves as Welsh speakers on the Census.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahead of Census day on Sunday, there are fears that the number of Welsh speakers will drop further, after reaching its lowest number on record in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellis Lloyd Jones from Treorchy has been using TikTok to urge some of his 150,000 followers to tick that Welsh speaking box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got this platform where I can influence people\u201d, says the 22 year old Welsh student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know so many people that have started learning Welsh in the past few years, over Duolingo and in online classes, that would never have the confidence to tick that Welsh speaking box.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very passionate about the Welsh Language and so are my followers\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/0b9f6b62-0988-4b0f-a101-25ad9d5fa9a0\"><\/video><figcaption>Ellis Lloyd Jones promoting the importance of ticking the census box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the numbers of Welsh speakers falling from 595,115 to 562,016 from 2001 to 2011, many are fearful that the downwards trend will continue this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, the Welsh Government has set a target of a million speakers by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, for some, the idea of ticking the Welsh-speaking box is a daunting thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was quite sceptical to be honest,\u201d says Ryan Beckerleg who is a PHD student in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been learning Welsh in online classes for over a year now, but I did consider not counting myself as a full speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to offend any fluent Welsh speakers as my Welsh is not up to their standard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are four boxes to fill in about one one\u2019s Welsh ability in this years census; your speaking, reading, writing and whether you understand Welsh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, Cymdeithas yr Iaith, a society fighting for Welsh Language rights says it\u2019s unfair that there are so many options for Welsh speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s an inconsistency in the census. 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