O ran hynny, byddwch chi wedi clywed efallai bod dirywiad wedi bod yn niferoedd siaradwyr y Gymraeg yn ôl y cyfrifiad diwethaf, lleihad o ryw 24,000 i 538,000. Ry’n ni ar siwrne ieithyddol hirdymor, ac fel pob siwrne hir mae disgwyl ambell i bymp ar hyd y ffordd. A dyna lle mae’n rhaid i mi fod yn onest iawn: roedd canlyniadau’r cyfrifiad wrth gwrs yn siomedig; nid dyna beth roedden ni eisiau ei weld. Ond mae rhai arolygon eraill yn awgrymu bod nifer y siaradwyr mor uchel â 900,000 felly ry’n ni’n neud gwaith er mwyn deall pam mae'r gwahaniaeth hwnnw yn ymddangos rhwng arolygon ystadegol sy’n mynd i’r afael â’r Gymraeg.
For that matter, you may have heard that there’s been a decline in the numbers of Welsh speakers according to the last census, down by around 24,000 to 538,000. We’re on a long-term linguistic journey, and like all long journeys, we expect a few bumps along the way. And that’s where I must be very honest: the census results were of course disappointing; they weren’t what we wanted to see. But some other surveys suggest that the number of Welsh speakers is as high as 900,000 so we’re doing work to understand why there's that difference between statistical surveys addressing the Welsh language.