Welsh English

Welsh English refers to the English of Wales. The dialects are influenced by Welsh and often include words derived from Welsh. Though Wales is a small country, a variety of accents is found in Wales.

In Welsh English the /r/ is often pronounced as an alveolar flap, especially in intervocalic position. Unlike in Scotland, rhoticity is rare. Gemination occurs in words such as money- the /n/ is pronounced long.

In the northeast, ng-coalescence does not take place. The result is that sing is pronounced with four segments. In the north the /l/ is strongly velarized, but in the southeast velarization is less common. The English of northern Wales has been influenced by the English of Liverpool, and the English of the south has been infuenced by the West Country.

Wales has a number of accents. They reflect the influence of the Welsh language. The English spoken in the north and south of the country are distinctive.