GLV ISO 639-3
Manx
Gaelg Autonym
A language of Isle of Man
- ISO 639
- glv
- Alternate Names
- Gailck, Manx Gaelic
- Autonym
- Gaelg
- Population
- 1,660, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. Last L1 speaker, Ned Maddrell, died in 1974. L2 users: 1,660 (2011 census).
- Location:
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 9 (Reawakening). De facto language of national identity.
- Classification
- Indo-European, Celtic, Insular, Goidelic
- Dialects
- None known. Similar to Irish [gle] and Scottish Gaelic [gla].
- Typology
- VSO.
- Language Use
- Supplanted by Manx vernacular English, which in turn is supplanted by other varieties of English [eng]. Some peopole are using Manx with their children. There is a strong sense of ethnic identity associated with the language (2013 N. Rees). Some public functions. Shifted to English [eng].
- Language Development
- Taught as a second language in all secondary schools (2013 N. Rees). Taught in primary schools since 2001. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. Bible: 1773.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Manx
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Scattered.
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