Editing Manx language (section)

{{Short description|Goidelic Celtic language of the Isle of Man}}
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{{Infobox language
| name             = Manx
| altname          = Manx Gaelic
| nativename       = {{lang|gv|Gaelg}}<br />{{lang|gv|Gailck}}
| pronunciation    = {{Unbulleted list|{{IPA|gv|ɡɪlɡ|}} {{Small|({{Lang|gv|Gaelg}})}}|{{IPA|gv|ɡeːlɡ|}} {{Small|({{Lang|gv|Gaelg}})}}|{{IPA|gv|ɡɪlk|}} {{Small|({{Lang|gv|Gailck}})}}|{{IPA|gv|əˈɣɪlɡ|}} {{Small|({{Lang|gv|y Ghaelg}})}}|{{IPA|gv|əˈɣeːlɡ|}} {{Small|({{Lang|gv|y Ghaelg}})}}|{{IPA|gv|əˈɣɪlk|}} {{Small|({{Lang|gv|y Ghailk}})}}}}
| states           = [[Isle of Man]]
| ethnicity        = [[Manx people|Manx]]
| extinct          = 27 December 1974, with the death of [[Ned Maddrell]]
| ref              = <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Broderick|first=George|date=2017|title=The Last Native Manx Gaelic Speakers. The Final Phase: 'Full' or 'Terminal' in speech?|url=https://journal.fi/scf/article/view/60553/38319|journal=Studia Celtica Fennic|volume=XIV|pages=18–57}}</ref>
| revived          = {{Unbulleted list|'''[[First language]]:'''|23 speakers {{Small|(2021)}}<ref name="2021 Census"/>|'''[[Second language]]:'''|2,200 speakers {{Small|(2021)}}<ref name="2021 Census"/>}}
| familycolor      = Indo-European
| fam2             = [[Celtic languages|Celtic]]
| fam3             = [[Insular Celtic languages|Insular Celtic]]
| fam4             = [[Goidelic languages|Goidelic]]
| ancestor         = [[Primitive Irish]]
| ancestor2        = [[Old Irish]]
| ancestor3        = [[Middle Irish]]
| dia1             = Northern [[Extinct language|†]]
| dia2             = Midlands (unattested)
| dia3             = Southern
| nation           = [[Isle of Man]]
| agency           = {{lang|gv|[[Coonceil ny Gaelgey]]}} (Manx Language Advisory Council)
| iso1             = gv
| iso2             = glv
| iso3             = glv
| iso6             = glvx (historical)<br />rvmx (revived)
| lingua           = 50-AAA-aj
| map              = Idioma manés.png
| map2 = Lang Status 60-DE.svg
| mapcaption2 = {{center|{{small|Manx is classified as Definitely Endangered by the [[UNESCO]] ''[[Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger]]'' (2010)}}}}

| notice           = IPA
| revived-cat      = nocat<!--Suppressed because the category is already on [[Manx language revival]].-->
| glotto           = manx1243
| glottorefname    = Manx
}}
{{Infobox ethnonym
|person=[[Manx people|Manninagh]]
|people= [[Manx people|Manninee]]
|language= Gaelg/Glare Vanninagh ([[wikt:Manninish|Manninish]])<br />[[British Sign Language|Glare Chowree]]
|country= [[Isle of Man]] (Mannin, Ellan Vannin)
}}
[[File:WIKITONGUES- Owen speaking Manx.webm|thumb|A Manx speaker, recorded in the [[Isle of Man]]]]

'''Manx''' ({{langx|gv|label=[[endonym]]|Gaelg}} or {{lang|gv|Gailck}}, {{IPA|gv|ɡilɡ, geːlɡ|pron}} or {{IPA|gv|gilk|}}),<ref>Jackson 1955, 49</ref> also known as '''Manx Gaelic''', is a [[Goidelic language|Gaelic language]] of the [[insular Celtic]] branch of the [[Celtic language family]], itself a branch of the [[Indo-European language family]]. Manx is the [[heritage language]] of the [[Manx people]].

Although few children native to the [[Isle of Man]] speak Manx as a [[first language]], there has been a steady increase in the number of speakers since the death of [[Ned Maddrell]] in 1974. He was considered to be the last speaker to grow up in a Manx-speaking community environment. Despite this, the language has never fallen completely out of use, with a minority having some knowledge of it as a [[heritage language]], and it is still an important part of the island's [[Culture of the Isle of Man|culture]] and [[cultural heritage]].

Manx is often cited as a good example of [[language revitalization]] efforts; in 2015, around 1,800 people had varying levels of [[second-language]] conversational ability. Since the late 20th century, Manx has become more visible on the island, with increased signage, radio broadcasts and a Manx-[[Medium of instruction|medium]] primary school. The revival of Manx has been made easier because the language was well recorded, e.g. the [[Bible]] and the ''[[Book of Common Prayer]]'' had been translated into Manx, and audio recordings had been made of native speakers.