People from Wales have spotted yet another Welsh language blunder from the UK Government. The error has been circulated on social media after it was spotted on a government webpage relating to the oath of allegiance carried out during citizenship ceremonies, NorthWalesLive reports.
In English the oath starts: "I [name] swear by Almighty God" but the Welsh version starts with: "Byddaf i [enw] yn rhegi i Dduw Omnipotent". As pointed out on social media it should say 'tyngu' rather than 'rhegi' as the latter refers to the action of swearing or cursing while 'tyngu' means to swear allegiance.
There was also confusion over the use of the English language word 'omnipotent' for 'almighty'. There is no 'omnipotent' word in the Welsh dictionary and it was questioned why the Welsh word 'hollalluog', which is the correct translation, was not used.
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The page was last updated in July 2022 and not related to the oath of allegiance planned for the King's coronation. It comes just over a week since the UK Government issued its first Emergency Alert test in which the Welsh version of the alert also included an error where it said 'yn Vogel' rather than 'yn ddigoel' for 'being safe'. You can read more about this story here.
The blunder has garnered some reactions on social media after people spotted the error. @Sienc tweeted asked: "Are they asking us to break one of the commandments??"
People were also quick to pick up on the fact that even Google translate got the right Welsh word. @MikeNugent tweeted to say: "Even Google translate got it right."
The oath is part of the ceremony when someone becomes a British citizen. The ceremony is set up by local authorities and anyone over the age of 18 is required to attend one when becoming a citizen.
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