As an established Voice-Over Agency and Subtitling Studios, Matinée has been providing Welsh accent voice-over production services for over 25 years, from our base in Reading. We offer a selection of the very best Welsh voice talent, at a price you can afford. We can supply and record Welsh accent voice-over artists, for documentary, advertising, corporate video, eLearning or telephone message prompts. Just send us the script and we'll record it wild, or to picture at no extra cost. Then we'll deliver the audio back to you within a very short time frame, via FTP, and in any file format you require. Check out our FAQs for more information about voice-over recordings in Welsh accent. For the latest pricing, and to check the availability of our Welsh accent voice-artists, contact us today on +44(0)118 958 4934, or email project@matinee.co.uk Foreign accent voice selection in just three easy steps:Welsh accent voice-over recording services
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Origins of the Welsh language and accent
Welsh is Britain’s oldest language. It is said to date back 4,000 years. Welsh developed from the Celtic language which was spoken all over Europe. The Celtic that was spoken in Europe became Brittonic in Britain and it was spoken by Southern Scots, English and Welsh people. Celtic was spoken until the Roman Empire conquered Britain in around 43 AD
The Romans who came to Britain spoke Latin and by 70 AD most of Britain was speaking Latin, which was the official language, although Brittonic was still spoken at home. However, it is thanks to the Romans that we have written history because the Brittonic people did not put things down in writing and relied upon oral history instead.
Latin words began to influence the Brittonic language, especially for the names of objects which before the Romans had not existed, such as Bridge.
Between 400 and 700 AD Brittonic split into four different languages and these became Cornish, Cumbric, Breton and Welsh. Around 785 the construction of Offa’s Dyke began and this created the border between England and Wales. The Welsh were described as Cymry, meaning fellow countryman.
In the 9th century, the alphabet was adapted from Latin to Welsh. The Norman invaders however brought back English speakers to Wales, they began to use English for official purposes and this went through the centuries, including the Victorian period, when the use of the Welsh language was discouraged and only English was taught in Welsh schools.
By the time of the First World War, it was said that only just below half of the population spoke Welsh. However, there were people who wanted to keep the language alive and in 1962 The Welsh Language Society was formed. This group campaigned for a number of causes, one of which was the creation of bilingual road signs, which you can see today. In 1982 the Welsh got their own television channel, S4C. Today Welsh is taught in all Primary and Secondary Schools.
Listen to Comedian, Rob Brydon talking English with a Welsh accent in this You Tube clip.
