Manx

Also known as Manx Gaelic, Manks language, Gaelg, Gaelic, Manks, Manx language, Gailck

Celtic language spoken on the Isle of Man

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Manx is a Celtic language that was traditionally spoken by people living on the Isle of Man, a small island in the Irish Sea. It matters as part of cultural heritage and linguistic diversity, representing an important example of a minority language with historical significance to the island's identity.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: modern language
Subclass of: Goidelic
Country: Isle of Man

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has grammatical gender: feminine
language regulatory body: Coonceil ny Gaelgey
Wikimedia language code: gv
Commons category: Manx language
writing system: Latin script
topic's main category: Category:Manx language
native label: Gaelg
number of speakers, writers, or signers: 0
linguistic typology: fusional language
indigenous to: Isle of Man
exact match: publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/GLV
P10369: dog
IPA transcription: ˈmeɪnks
terminal speaker: Ned Maddrell

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Encyclopedic overview

A Manx speaker, recorded in the Isle of Man

Manx (endonym: Gaelg, y Ghaelg or Gailck, y Ghailck, pronounced [ɡilʲkʲ, ə ˈɣilʲkʲ]), 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 heritage language of the Manx people.

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