Editing Welsh Language Society (section)

{{Short description|Pressure group in support of the Welsh language}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                = Cymdeithas yr Iaith
| formation           = {{start date and age|1962|08|04}}
| logo                = Cymdeithas-logo.svg
| logo_size           = 150
| logo_alt            = A cartoon white tongue on a red background
| logo_caption        = [[Tafod y Ddraig]] (the Dragon's Tongue), the society logo
| founder             = [[Gareth Miles]], [[Owain Owain]], [[John Davies (historian)|John Davies]], [[Geraint Jones (Trefor)]]
| type                = [[Advocacy group]]
| purpose             = [[Welsh Language|Welsh Language rights]], [[Welsh Nationalism]]
| headquarters        = [[Aberystwyth, Wales]]
| fields              = [[Minority language|Minority language movement]], [[Anti-globalization movement|Anti Globalization]]
| leader_title        = Chairperson
| leader_name         = Joseff Gnagbo
| website             = [https://www.cymdeithas.cymru cymdeithas.cymru]
}}

The '''Welsh Language Society''' ({{langx|cy|Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg}}, also often abbreviated to '''Cymdeithas yr Iaith''' or just '''Cymdeithas''' in English) is a direct action [[Advocacy group|pressure group]] in [[Wales]] campaigning for the right of Welsh people to use the [[Welsh language]] in every aspect of their lives. The chair of the Welsh Language Society since October 2023 is Joseff Gnagbo.<ref name="Cymdeithas yr Iaith">{{cite web |title= Cadeirydd newydd Cymdeithas yr Iaith: ail-bwysleisio alwad am Addysg Gymraeg I Bawb |url=https://cymdeithas.cymru/newyddion/cadeirydd-newydd-cymdeithas-yr-iaith-ail-bwysleisio-alwad-am-addysg-gymraeg-i-bawb |website=Cymdeithas yr Iaith |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="BBC News2023">{{cite news |title=Ivory Coast asylum seeker becomes top Welsh language activist |work=BBC News |date=10 October 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67065122 |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>