is welsh a dying language?
It depends upon your definition of a "dying language." Each year there are fewer Welsh speakers; yet it's been taught to school children for about 13 years. We'll see if these children use the language after they are out of school.
http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/geraint.jones/rhydychen.org/about.welsh/#dying
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/welsh-language-is-dying-out-6917401.html
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/tm_headline=welsh-the-language-of-wales&method=full&objectid=13910866&siteid=50082-name_page.html