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Name
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The Language Revival
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Description
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The revival began before the last native speaker died. Brian Stowell, who learned Manx from the last speakers, began teaching in the 1960s. In 1899, A.W. Moore had helped found Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, the Manx Language Society, whose motto was Gyn chengey, gyn cheer: without language, without country. In 1948, the Irish Taoiseach Eamon de Valera sent recording equipment to capture the voices of the last speakers, because the Manx government at that time would not. In 1985, Tynwald adopted Manx as an official language. In 1992, classes began in schools. In 2001, Bunscoill Ghaelgagh opened, the first primary school teaching entirely through Manx. By the 2011 census, 1,823 people claimed some ability. The first new generation of native speakers had appeared: children raised bilingually.
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Date
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1899-present
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Also Known As
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Aa-vioghey yn Ghaelg
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Type
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Revival
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Education
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Source
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Moore
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Stowell
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Census 2011
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UNESCO
