Coonceil ny Gaelgey (Manx Language Advisory Council)
Language codes
ISO 639-1
gv
ISO 639-2
glv
ISO 639-3
glv
ISO 639-6
glvx (historical) rvmx (revived)
Glottolog
manx1243
ELP
Manx
Linguasphere
50-AAA-aj
Manx is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger[3]
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Person
Manninagh
People
Manninee
Language
Ghlare Vanninagh (Manninish) Ghlare Chowree
Country
Isle of Man (Mannin, Ellan Vannin)
A Manx speaker, recorded in the Isle of Man
Manx (endonym: Gaelg or Gailck, pronounced[ɡilɡ,geːlɡ] or [gilk]),[4] also known as Manx Gaelic, is a Gaelic language of the insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, itself a branch of the Indo-European language family. Manx is the historical language of the Manx people.
Although few children native to the Isle of Man speak Manx as a first language, there has been a steady increase in the number of speakers since the death of Ned Maddrell in 1974. He was considered to be the last speaker to grow up in a Manx-speaking community environment. Despite this, the language has never fallen completely out of use, with a minority having some knowledge of it as a heritage language, and it is still an important part of the island's culture and cultural heritage.
Manx is often cited as a good example of language revitalization efforts; in 2015, around 1,800 people had varying levels of second-language conversational ability. Since the late 20th century, Manx has become more visible on the island, with increased signage, radio broadcasts and a Manx-medium primary school. The revival of Manx has been made easier because the language was well recorded, e.g. the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer had been translated into Manx, and audio recordings had been made of native speakers.
^Broderick, George (2017). "The Last Native Manx Gaelic Speakers. The Final Phase: 'Full' or 'Terminal' in speech?". Studia Celtica Fennic. XIV: 18–57.
^ abCite error: The named reference 2021 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Moseley, Christopher; Nicolas, Alexander, eds. (2010). Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger(PDF) (3rd ed.). Paris: UNESCO. ISBN 978-92-3-104096-2. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022.
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Ireland. However, Manx gaelic later developed in isolation and belongs as a separate Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic languages. According to the...
(/ɡɔɪˈdɛlɪk/ goy-DEL-ik) or Gaelic languages (Irish: teangacha Gaelacha; Scottish Gaelic: cànanan Goidhealach; Manx: çhengaghyn Gaelgagh) form one of the...
of St. Patrick began settling the island, and the Manxlanguage, a branch of the Goidelic languages, emerged. In 627, King Edwin of Northumbria conquered...
The Manx (Manxlanguage: Ny Manninee) are an ethnic group from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe. They are often described as a Celtic...
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Gaelic, Norse, and English. In consequence most Manx surnames are derived from the Gaelic or Norse languages. During the first period of recorded history...
Literature in the Manxlanguage is known from the 16th century. Early works were often religious in theme, including translations of the Book of Common...
between the three Goidelic languages (Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx). Gaelic is a collective term for the Goidelic languages, and when the context is...
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the surviving vestiges of Manx culture after a long period of Anglicisation, and significant interest in the Manxlanguage, history and musical tradition...
as the Manx Heritage Foundation (Culture Vannin) and the position of ManxLanguage Officer. The government has released an official ManxLanguage Strategy...
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27 December 1974) was a Manx fisherman who, at the time of his death, was the last surviving native speaker of the Manxlanguage. Maddrell was born on 20...
living languages: the four continuously living languages Breton, Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh, and the two revived languages Cornish and Manx. All are...
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and Manx are part of the separate Goidelic branch of Insular Celtic. Joseph Loth viewed Cornish and Breton as being two dialects of the same language, claiming...
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