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Menter Iaith (plural: Mentrau Iaith, English: Language Initiative) is a community-based organisation which works to raise the profile of the Welsh language in a specific area. Each local Menter Iaith receives a basic grant from the Welsh Language Board, as well as financial support from a number of other sources, to work with individuals, organisations, and local business to promote the use of Welsh in its area.
The first Menter Iaith to be established was Menter Cwm Gwendraeth in 1991. Normally a Menter Iaith will operate in an area defined by the local authorities of Wales, with the exception of Carmarthenshire and Powys, which each have a number of smaller Mentrau Iaith operating on a local level, and Newport and Gwynedd, which have no Menter Iaith at present. In Newport a partnership exists between the local authority and the Welsh Language Board called Cymraeg Casnewydd which operates in a similar way to a Menter Iaith.
In 2008, a Menter Iaith was established in Patagonia, in association with the Urdd, The British Council, and support from private businesses.[1]
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Mentrau Iaith Cymru
Mentrau Iaith Cymru is an umbrella organisation which provides a platform for the Mentrau to share information and ideas.
List of Mentrau Iaith
- CERED (Menter Iaith Ceredigion) - (Ceredigion)
- Menter Abertawe - (Swansea)
- Menter Caerdydd - (Cardiff)
- Menter Iaith Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen, a Mynwy - (Blaenau Gwent, Monmouthshire and Torfaen)
- Menter Iaith Bro Dinefwr - (Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire)
- Menter Iaith Bro Morgannwg - (Vale of Glamorgan)
- Menter Iaith Bro Ogwr - (Bridgend)
- Menter Iaith Brycheiniog - (Brycheiniog, south Powys)
- Menter Iaith Castell-nedd Port Talbot - (Neath Port Talbot)
- Menter Iaith Conwy - (Conwy)
- Menter Iaith Cwm Gwendraeth - (Gwendraeth Valley, Carmarthenshire)
- Menter Iaith Dinbych - (Denbighshire)
- Menter Iaith Gorllewin Sir Gar - (West Carmarthenshire)
- Menter Iaith Llanelli - (Llanelli, Carmarthenshire)
- Menter Iaith Maelor - (Wrexham)
- Menter Iaith Maldwyn - (Maldwyn, north Powys)
- Menter Iaith Merthyr - (Merthyr Tydfil)
- Menter Iaith Môn - (Isle of Anglesey)
- Menter Iaith Rhondda Cynon Taf - (Rhondda Cynon Taff)
- Menter Iaith Sir Benfro - (Pembrokeshire)
- Menter Iaith Sir Caerffili - (Caerphilly)
- Menter Iaith Sir y Fflint - (Flintshire)
References
- ^ Regenerating Welsh in Patagonia on Eurolang.net
External links
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- Welsh language
- Entities with Welsh names
- Welsh organisation stubs
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