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Patagonian Welsh is the dialect of Welsh which is spoken in the region of the Argentine Patagonia in South America. The language is spoken principally in Y Wladfa with sporadic speakers throughout Argentina by Welsh Argentines.The Welsh people first arrived in Patagonia in 1865. The reason for their migration was to protect their native Welsh culture and language which they believed was threatened in their native Wales.

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family
Brittonic languages, Celtic languages, Insular Celtic languages, Welsh language
spoken in
Chubut Province, Argentina

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