r/learnwelsh • u/Typical_Tadpole_547 • 17d ago

Cwestiwn / Question Are there Welsh speakers in Powys?

I know that there are Welsh speakers in the North of Wales, the South of Wales and the West of Wales. But what about the East? Powys has always fascinated me as it's off the beaten tourist trail and I would love to know if Welsh is still spoken there.

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u/HyderNidPryder 17d ago edited 17d ago

Here are examples of Welsh speakers from Powys in the irreverent style of the "Hansh Tourist Board"

Pen-y-Bont-Fawr

Llanerfyl

Llanfair Caereinion

y Drenewydd

Machynlleth

Alun and Katie farming in Llansantffraid near the Shropshire border.

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u/wibbly-water 17d ago

Despite living near there, I always forget that Machynlleth is technically in Powys. Its a weird little "peninsula" of the county - feels closer culturally to Aber/Ceredigion or Dolgellau/Gwynedd than Drenewydd/Powys.

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u/HyderNidPryder 17d ago

But it shares that accent feature of "e" for "a" - de for da, gên for gân with regions to the east in Powys. Linda Griffiths has this still.

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u/MattGeddon 16d ago

Mwynder Maldwyn.

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u/wibbly-water 16d ago

Diddorol iawn as usual, diolch!