Cornwall council spends £1.8m on reviving ancient language

In 2015, Cornwall council set aside £1.77m to revive the Cornish language, Kernewek, according to a Freedom of Information ...
The Conversation

For Gaelic to survive in Scotland, it’s not enough to learn it – more people need to use it in their daily lives

Launched to coincide with St Andrew’s Day this year on November 30, language app Duolingo’s Gaelic course attracted an impressive 103,000 active learners in its first two weeks – outstripping the ...
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World's first-ever dictionary of ancient Celtic languages set to be created

The origins of the Celtic languages are cloaked in mystery. With desperately few written records, its story survives only in scattered fragments and faint traces. That’s why linguists at Aberystwyth ...
CNN

Scotland’s Gaelic language could die out in 10 years, says study

Gaelic-speaking communities in Scotland are in crisis and the language could die out within 10 years, according to a new study. A team of experts from the University of the Highlands and Islands and ...
Time

Ireland's Language Dilemma

Students in Dublin hold up an Irish language badge that they designed to encourage young people to speak Irish, the national languageAndy Rain / EPA After decades of exodus, the tide of Irish ...
Irish Central

Did the Gaelic language have an influence on Icelandic culture?

An Icelandic archaeologist believes that Gaelic-speaking settlers from Ireland and Scotland had a profound impact on Iceland's language, landscape, and literature. Thorvaldur Fridriksson's new book ...