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Universal Declaration of Human Rights - Manx

SOURCE

Universal Human Rights Initiative

Language Profile

TOTAL SPEAKERS

53 first language speakers and 1,800 second language speakers, including children

USAGE BY COUNTRY

Ile de Man

BACKGROUND

Manx, also known as Manx Gaelic or Manks, is a Goidelic language of the insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, itself a branch of the Indo-European language family. Manx is the historical language of the Manx people.