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Number of Welsh speakers has declined – pandemic disruption to education may be a cause. / Hodges, Rhian; Prys, Cynog.
In: The Conversation, 15.12.2022.

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Hodges, R & Prys, C 2022, 'Number of Welsh speakers has declined – pandemic disruption to education may be a cause' The Conversation. <https://theconversation.com/number-of-welsh-speakers-has-declined-pandemic-disruption-to-education-may-be-a-cause-196184>

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Hodges, R., & Prys, C. (2022). Number of Welsh speakers has declined – pandemic disruption to education may be a cause. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/number-of-welsh-speakers-has-declined-pandemic-disruption-to-education-may-be-a-cause-196184

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Hodges R, Prys C. 2022. Number of Welsh speakers has declined – pandemic disruption to education may be a cause. The Conversation.

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Hodges, Rhian and Cynog Prys. "Number of Welsh speakers has declined – pandemic disruption to education may be a cause". The Conversation. 2022.

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Hodges R, Prys C. Number of Welsh speakers has declined – pandemic disruption to education may be a cause. The Conversation. 2022 Dec 15.

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Hodges, Rhian ; Prys, Cynog. / Number of Welsh speakers has declined – pandemic disruption to education may be a cause. In: The Conversation. 2022.

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