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Manx: Bringing a language back from dead | ||
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| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5261 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 1 of 3 01 February 2013 at 11:54pm | IP Logged |
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The Isle of Man is a beautiful and quirky place. It's located in the Irish Sea between Northwest England and Ireland. It's the home of the TT Motorcycle Races. The movie Waking Ned Devine was filmed in its entirety on the island, subbing for Ireland. It's not technically part of the UK or the EU but a Crown Dependency. My daughter was born there and I have lovely memories of the time I spent in Port St Mary. This article appeared on the BBC website Manx: Bringing a language back from the dead.
If anyone is interested in some free language resources: Ynsee Gaelg- learnmanx.com has loads of free downloadable resources. Edited by iguanamon on 02 February 2013 at 12:06am 6 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Josquin Heptaglot Senior Member Germany Joined 4843 days ago 2266 posts - 3992 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Latin, Italian, Russian, Swedish Studies: Japanese, Irish, Portuguese, Persian | Message 2 of 3 02 February 2013 at 12:35pm | IP Logged |
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That's a very interesting article. Thank you for posting it. I have been interested in the Celtic languages for some time now and I'm always glad to find some new information about them. If you're interested in the "original" language, there is an interview with Ned Maddrell, the last native speaker of Manx, on YouTube. Of course, it is in Manx, but even if I don't understand anything, it's interesting to listen to this language: Interview with Ned Maddrell
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| beano Diglot Senior Member United KingdomRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4621 days ago 1049 posts - 2152 votes Speaks: English*, German Studies: Russian, Serbian, Hungarian | Message 3 of 3 02 February 2013 at 11:30pm | IP Logged |
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I find it really sad that not so long ago, speakers of Celtic languages were effectively bullied out of using their
native tongue, being made to feel that it was a symbol of backwardness and low social standing. Parents even refused to pass the language on to their children. They probably thought it was the only way forward, but it dealt the languages a sickening hammer blow. It now seems totally inconceivble that having the ability to speak two languages was regarded as a negative thing. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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