Rhosllanerchrugog Welsh, also known simply as Rhos Welsh (), is a dialect of the Welsh language spoken in Rhosllanerchrugog in Wrexham.https://www.peoplescollection.wales/content/welsh-dialect-rhosllannerchrugog It has been stated to be spoken by 40% of the residents of Rhosllanerchrugog. Census records suggest figures are lower although still above the national average;Wrexham Local Development Plan, Topic paper 11 : Welsh Language, Feb 2016, pp. 7-8 the 2001 Census showed that 31.5% of the community area was Welsh speaking, declining to 24% at the 2011 census. The dialect is notable for its relatively low level of intelligability with other Welsh dialects.Jones, Language Obsolescence and Revitalization, 1998, pg. 156 Some recordings of the dialect exist in Amgueddfa Cymru.
Features The dialect's features are partly a result of immigration to Rhos early in its growth as a mining village: unlike in other villages in the region, most of the immigrants came from Welsh-speaking upland agricultural areas in West Wales, giving the village a distinct linguistic identity.Dodd, A.H. Welsh and English in East Denbighshire: a Historical Retrospect, Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1940, p.52 Some features are, however, shared with other northern dialects, such as Powyseg and Gwyndodeg; the final and is lost in words such as ('slow'), here pronounced , and the word ('road') being pronounced as [fɔr].Jones, Language Obsolescence and Revitalization, 1998, p.369
The dialect also displays numerous distinctive consonants and examples of metathesis. Examples are ('aim, notion'), rendered in Rhos as , or for standard , ('to bother').Jones, 1998, pp.370-1
Vowels also differ widely from modern standard Welsh: one of its key features is the diphthongisation of vowels and , as seen in the vowel of the name , locally .Jones, Language Obsolescence and Revitalization, 1998, p.372 Another typical feature is the contraction of verbal phrases, so that for example ('I had') is rendered as and ('I have to') as .Jones, 1998, pg. 375
The Rhos dialect is also known for a unique vocabulary. The main example is a word that has become synonymous with the village: the demonstrative adjective (pronounced approximately ), meaning 'that', or more specifically 'that over there'.Jones, 1998, pg. 375 While the related forms ('that') and ('there is') are found in other parts of North-East Wales, is specific to Rhos. Another typical feature shared with other north-eastern forms of Welsh is use of the dialectal ('ago, back, in return') in place of Standard Welsh .Jones, 1998, p.199 These features are to an extent becoming lost in younger speakers under the influence of Welsh medium education, with younger speakers in Welsh schools showing a particular bias against dialectal in favour of standard or .Jones, 1998, p.196
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