Happening on the Welsh version of Wikipedia has led one man to create a brilliant online tool that allows people to learn how to pronounce Welsh placenames. Dafydd Elfryn has created Map Llais (Voice Map) which features more than a thousand audio files of placenames in Wales, pronounced in local dialect. It has become a great resource for many visiting Wales and those already living here. “The idea first came about when I found the Wikimedia site of Welsh placename pronunciations,” said Dafydd. “The Welsh Wicipedia team had done the hard work of going out to communities to record and compile the placename pronunciations. “As more place names became available, they were added. As of today, there are just over 1,200 locations mapped out.”
