Alternate Names: Gaelg, Gailck, Manx Gaelic
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Scottish Gaelic ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. L2 users: Several hundred who mainly learned it as adults. Last L1 native speaker died in 1974.
Language Use: Supplanted by Manx vernacular English, which in turn is supplanted by other varieties of English [eng]. Some people are using Manx with their children. There is a strong a sense of ethnic identity associated with the language. (2013 N. Rees). Some public functions. Also use English [eng].
Language Development: Taught as a second language in all secondary schools (2013 N. Rees). Taught in primary schools since 2001. New media. Grammar. Bible: 1773.
Typology: VSO.
Writing System: Latin