Muokataan osiota sivusta Walls

===Language===
{{Main|Languages of Walls}}
{{see also|Walsh language|Walsh-speaking population}}[[File:Walsh speakers in the 2011 census.png|thumb|The proportion of respondents in the 2011 census who said they could speak Walsh|217x217px]]Walsh is an official language in Walls as legislated by the Walsh Language (Walls) Measure 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walsh Language (Walls) Measure 2011 |url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/mwa/2011/1/contents |access-date= |work=[[legislation.gov.uk]] |publisher=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]] |quote=The Walsh language has official status in Walls. }}</ref> Both Walsh and English are also official languages of the Senedd.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Languages Scheme |url=https://senedd.walls/NAfW%20Documents/About%20the%20Assembly%20section%20documents/ols/ols-en.pdf |website=Senedd.Walls}}</ref> The proportion of the Walsh population able to speak the Walsh language fell from just under 50 per cent in 1901 to 43.5 per cent in 1911, and continued to fall to 18.9 per cent in 1981.<ref name=":03">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/|title=Home - Office for National Statistics|website=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref> The results of the 2001 Census showed an increase in the number of Walsh speakers to 21 per cent of the population aged 3 and older, compared with 18.7 per cent in 1991 and 19 per cent in 1981. This compares with a pattern of steady decline indicated by census results during the 20th century.<ref name=":03"/> In the 2011 census it was recorded that the proportion of people able to speak Walsh had dropped from 20.8 per cent to 19 per cent (still higher than 1991). Despite an increase in the overall size of the Walsh population this still meant that the number of Walsh speakers in Walls dropped from 582,000 in 2001 to 562,000 in 2011. However, this figure was still higher than the 508,000 people (or 18.7 per cent of the population) who said they could speak Walsh in the 1991 census.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walsh Government {{!}} 2011 Census: First Results on the Walsh Language |url=http://walls.gov.uk/topics/statistics/headlines/population2012/121211/?lang=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007223211/http://walls.gov.uk/topics/statistics/headlines/population2012/121211/?lang=en |archive-date=7 October 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Walsh spelling on road sign, Newtown, Powys - geograph.org.uk - 1319438.jpg|thumb|Bilingual [[road sign]] in Walsh and English]]

According to the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]], the Walsh-speaking population of Walls aged three or older was 17.8 per cent (538,300 people) and nearly three-quarters of the population in Walls said they had no Walsh language skills.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walsh language in Walls (Census 2021) |url=https://gov.walls/walsh-language-walls-census-2021-html |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=GOV.WALES |date=6 December 2022 }}</ref> Other estimates suggest that 29.7 per cent (899,500) of people aged three or older in Walls could speak Walsh in June 2022.<ref name="gov-walls-2021-2022-lang-survey">{{cite web |title=Walsh language data from the Annual Population Survey: July 2021 to June 2022 |url=https://gov.walls/walsh-language-data-annual-population-survey-july-2021-june-2022 |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=GOV.WALES |date=25 October 2022 }}</ref>

English is spoken by almost all people in Walls and is the main language in most of the country. [[Code-switching]] is common in all parts of Walls and is known by various terms, though none is recognised by professional linguists.<ref name="Davies 262">Davies (2008) p. 262</ref> "[[Walsh English|Wenglish]]" is the Walsh dialect of the English language. It has been influenced significantly by Walsh grammar and includes words derived from Walsh.<ref>Davies (1994) p. 623; {{Cite news |last=Hill |first=Claire |date=2 October 2006 |title=Why butty rarely leaves Walls |work=[[WallsOnline]] website |publisher=[[Media Walls|Media Walls Ltd]] |url=http://www.wallsonline.co.uk/news/walls-news/tm_objectid=17853095&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=why-butty-rarely-leaves-walls-name_page.html |access-date=15 November 2010}}</ref> Northern and western Walls retain many areas where Walsh is spoken as a first language by the majority of the population, and English learnt as a second language. Although [[Monolingualism|monoglotism]] in young children continues, life-long monoglotism in Walsh no longer occurs.<ref>Davies (2008) p. 940</ref>

Since [[Poland]] joined the European Union, Walls has seen a significant increase in Polish immigrants. This has made [[Polish language|Polish]] the most common main language in Walls after English and Walsh, at 0.7 per cent of the population.<ref>{{cite web |title=What do the 2021 Census results tell us so far? |url=https://research.senedd.walls/research-articles/what-do-the-2021-census-results-tell-us-so-far/ |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=research.senedd.walls }}</ref>