(Photo:Flag from the Isle of Man)
Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.
A country without a language is a country without a soul
(Irish proverb)
Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam.
A country without a language is a country without a soul
(Irish proverb)
Not only some animals are in a great danger of becoming extinct, that can happen to languages, too. And in that situation are some of the so called Celtic languages which are seriously endangered in Britain. Cornish is a dead language because its last native speaker (that means, the last person who learned it as his mother tongue) died in the early 19th century. There has been a revival in the use of this language because people from Cornwall have always had a strong feeling of identity, but this effort couldn't help Cornish to be declared extinct by the UNESCO . It is believed that about 3000 people are fluent in the language today.
Manx Gaelic is the name of the language spoken in the Isle of Man, although it is also in a great danger, a revival in the use of the Manx language has taken place, as people are increasingly finding their language as something valuable cultural legacy.
Click here to explore the UNESCO interactive Atlas of the world's languages in danger.
Manx Gaelic is the name of the language spoken in the Isle of Man, although it is also in a great danger, a revival in the use of the Manx language has taken place, as people are increasingly finding their language as something valuable cultural legacy.
Click here to explore the UNESCO interactive Atlas of the world's languages in danger.
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