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Sirajul Islam introducing himself in Welsh
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Sirajul Islam introducing himself in Welsh.
"My name is Sirajul Islam. I live in Wales. I speak Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, English and Welsh."
This video was used by National Museum Wales as part of a 2006 exhibition exploring the different languages spoken in Wales.
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'Bengali' written in the Bengali language
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Bengali is one of many languages spoken in Wales today.
Welsh and English are Wales' official languages, but people here speak many other languages. Two-thirds of the world's population (and therefore many people in Wales) are bilingual or multilingual.
It is not easy to find reliable statistics about languages other than Welsh or English, because there isn't a question about them in the census. A survey by CILT Cymru revealed that at least 98 languages are spoken by school pupils in this country.
In 2006, Amgueddfa Cymru collected the names of 78 languages from people who spoke those languages and lived in Wales, and displayed them in an exhibition. The text above was displayed as part of this exhibition, to illustrate the different languages spoken across the country.
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Loaf cake
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Image of a loaf cake, a rich yeast fruit cake traditionally baked for Christmas in the counties of South Wales.
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Bakestone
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A bakestone is a round cast iron plate on which bread and cakes can be baked. There is evidence that the earliest examples were of stone. They would usually have a handle for carrying and would be heated on an open fire, either on a tripod or on a hanging frame. It has many different dialect names in Welsh: 'gradell' in north Wales and parts of Ceredigion; 'planc' in the south-west; and 'maen' or 'llechwan' in the south-east.
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Mrs Elizabeth John - oral history
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Oral history in Welsh: Mrs Elizabeth John, Pen-caer, Pembrokeshire talks about making brawn. Mrs John was born in 1891.
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Boiling a pig's head
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Boiling a pig's head to make brawn, Abercywarch, Merioneth.
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Y Lôn Wen by Kate Roberts
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Recording of Dr Kate Roberts, born in Rhosgadfan, Caernarfonshire, 1891 speaking about washing a quarryman's clothes
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Mrs Edith May Hughes - oral history
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Oral history in Welsh: Mrs Edith May Hughes, Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey describing how her mother used to prepare liver and onions. Mrs Hughes was born in 1904.
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'Mabsant' Procession with Lifeboat, at Newton, Porthcawl, c.1880
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'Gwyl Mabsant' was a traditional celebration of local saints' days, held in many localities and at various times of the year, throughout Wales, well into the 19th Century. The tradition has now disappeared, but once consisted of music and dancing and general merrymaking.
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Parachute fragment from German mine or flare, 1939-45
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During Second World War air raids, some explosives were dropped with parachutes attached. This slowed the descent of the mine sufficiently to prevent it burying itself too deeply in the ground, as a mine that is too deeply buried will not be as effective. In some areas 'chandelier flares' were used to enable aircraft to see their targets - these descended slowly on parachutes, exploding while still in the air and throwing a bright light over the landscape beneath.
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