The Government of Wales has created a website to protect its own language, Welsh. Residents Are Being Called Upon to Share the Local Names Of Rivers, Hills, Bridges and Houses.
Accordance to the Government of Wales, Research shows that the population needs to convert English Names for Places Into Welsh. That would give a “Feeling of Pride and Connection”.
People can share on the website How Certain Rivers, Hills, Fields, Bridges, Houses and Ruins Are Called by the Local Population. Locals can also indicate where the places are located, what the history behind the names is and how to pronounce them.
“Place names tell us who we are and where we come from,” Says language minister Mark Drakeford in a press release. “With these steps we ensure that names in Welsh are preserved for future generations.”
Mynyddoedd yr wyddfa stands for the Snowdon Massif, One of the Three Hill Areas of Wales. The Yr Wyddfa is with 1,085 meters The Highest Mountain in the country.