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Manx (măngks), virtually extinct language belonging to the Goidelic or Gaelic group of the Celtic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. The last native speaker, Ned Madrell, died in 1974. However, as a result of a revival movement, a small number of children are currently being raised with Manx as their native language. See Celtic languages Celtic languages, subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. At one time, during the Hellenistic period, Celtic speech extended all the way from Britain and the Iberian Peninsula in the west across Europe to Asia Minor in the east, where a district still ..... Click the link for more information. . Manx 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Isle of Man, its inhabitants, their language, or their dialect of English 2. a language of the Isle of Man, belonging to the N Celtic branch of the Indo-European family and closely related to Scottish Gaelic 3. the people of the Isle of Man How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Old Manx Sailor I wonder whether those jolly lads bethink them of what they are dancing over. He's drowned with the rest on 'em, last night, said the old Manx sailor standing behind them; I heard; all of ye heard their spirits. |
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