Editing Language revitalization (section)

==== Manx ====
{{Main|Manx language revival}}
Another Celtic language, [[Manx language|Manx]], lost its [[Ned Maddrell|last native speaker]] in 1974 and was declared extinct by [[UNESCO]] in 2009, but never completely fell from use.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/isle_of_man/7901763.stm|title=UN declares Manx Gaelic 'extinct'|date=2009-02-20|access-date=2018-01-05|language=en-GB}}</ref> The language is now taught in primary and secondary schools, including as a teaching medium at the [[Bunscoill Ghaelgagh]], used in some public events and spoken as a second language by approximately 1,800 people.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/apr/02/how-manx-language-came-back-from-dead-isle-of-man |title=How the Manx language came back from the dead |last=Whitehead |first=Sarah |date=2015-04-02 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=2018-01-05 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Revitalization efforts include radio shows in Manx Gaelic and social media and online resources. The Manx government has also been involved in the effort by creating organizations such as the Manx Heritage Foundation ([[Culture Vannin]]) and the position of Manx Language Officer.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Wilson|first1=Gary N. |last2=Johnson |first2=Henry |last3=Sallabank |first3=Julia |date=2015-07-03 |title='I'm not dead yet': a comparative study of indigenous language revitalization in the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey |journal=[[Current Issues in Language Planning]] |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=259–278 |doi=10.1080/14664208.2014.972535 |s2cid=145626745 |issn=1466-4208 |url=https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/21243/1/I%27m%20Not%20Dead%20Yet%20%28Revised%29%2025-1-14_untracked.pdf}}</ref> The government has released an official Manx Language Strategy for 2017–2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theworldweekly.com/reader/view/magazine/2018-01-04/lifelines-for-indigenous-languages/10437 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107232933/https://www.theworldweekly.com/reader/view/magazine/2018-01-04/lifelines-for-indigenous-languages/10437/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=7 January 2018 |title=Lifelines for indigenous languages {{!}} The World Weekly |website=www.theworldweekly.com |access-date=2018-01-06}}</ref>