Manx | |
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Manx Gaelic | |
y Ghaelg, y Ghailck | |
Native to | Isle of Man |
Native speakers | Extinct as a first language in 1974; subsequently revived and now with about a hundred competent speakers,[1][2] including a small number of children who are new native speakers,[3] and 1,823 people (2.27% de facto population) in the Isle of Man professing some knowledge of the language[4] (2011) |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() |
Regulated by | Coonseil ny Gaelgey (Manx Gaelic Council) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | gv |
ISO 639-2 | glv |
ISO 639-3 | glv |
ELP | Manx |
Linguasphere | 50-AAA-aj |
Manx, or Manx Gaelic, (known in Manx as "Gaelg" or "Gailck"), is a language spoken in the Isle of Man.
It is a Celtic language of the Gaelic language family. It is in the same family as Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic.
Manx is spoken mainly by people who learn it through interest. It died out as a natural community language in the 20th century. The last of the old native speakers died in 1974.
Manx is protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.