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The Manx Language (Y Ghailck)

The native language for the Isle of Man is Manx Gaelic. It resembles other Gaelic languages like Scottish and Irish and is part of the Celtic language family. The last native speaker of the Manx Language was Edward (Ned) Maddrell, who died in December 1974. Since then there has been a revival of the language as many people take up learning it at school or college. Manx has been formally taught in schools since 1992, but is not compulsory. There are a few Manx only schools (Scoill) for younger children. The main language spoken on the Isle of Man is British English.

Manx Phrases

Good morning	Moghrey mie	(Maw-ra mye)
Good afternoon/evening	Fastyr mie	(Fas-tur mye)
Good night	Oie vie	(Ee vye)
Hello	Dy bannee diu	(Di bannee deeoo)
How are you	Kys ta shiu	(Kus ta shoo)
Fine thanks, and you?	Braew, gura mie eu as shiu hene?	(Brow goora mye eeoo as shoo heen?)
Please	My saillu	(Mi sall-yoo)
Thank you	Gura mie eu	(Goora mye eeoo)
Good bye	Slane lhiu	(Slen lee oo)
Good health	Slaynt vie	(Slant vye)

Events

Dates:	Wednesday 15 July 2009 - Sunday 19 July 2009
Description:	Yn Chruinnaght-Festival. Inter-Celtic and Manx National Festival celebrating music, dance, language and culture. Various events in Peel and Ramsey. Various Venues, RAMSEY, Various locations around Ramsey and Peel. www.ynchruinnaght.com.
Event information supplied by the Isle of Man Department of Tourism & Leisure (01624 686766)

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Manx Heritage in Schools 28 May 2004
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Manx National Heritage has published a major collection of Manx language CDs. [More]

Publications
	Talk Now! Learn Manx EuroTalk Limited, CD-ROM, 02 May, 2003 List Price: £24.99 New Price: £24.99 Third Party Price: £14.19 Buy Now More Info
First Lessons in Manx Edmund Goodwin Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, Paperback, December, 1987 ISBN: 1870029038 List Price: £3.00 New Price: £4.99 Used Price: £3.90 Buy Now More Info
Conversational Manx John Gell Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, Paperback, December, 1984 ISBN: 1870029100 List Price: £1.50 New Price: £3.49 Used Price: £3.50 Buy Now More Info
Outline of Manx Language and Literature Robert Leith Thomson, A.J. Pilgrim Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, Paperback, December, 1988 ISBN: 1870029046 List Price: £1.25 Buy Now More Info
Manx Idioms and Phrases J.J. Kneen Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, Paperback, December, 1978 ISBN: 1870029070 List Price: £3.00 New Price: £3.00 Buy Now More Info
Handbook of Late Spoken Manx: Grammar and Text v. 1 (Buchreihe Der Zeitschrift Fur Celtische Philologie) George Broderick Max Niemeyer Verlag GmbH&Co KG, Paperback, December, 1984 ISBN: 3484429038 List Price: £79.30 New Price: £81.29 Buy Now More Info
The First Thousand Words in Manx Heather Amery, Stephen Cartwright Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, Paperback, December, 1986 ISBN: 187002902X List Price: £6.95 Buy Now More Info

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