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1[br]00:00:00;000 --> 00:00:05;000[br]Well, I'm Owen Williams, I'm sixteen and[br]I'm from the Isle of Man

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2[br]00:00:06;000 --> 00:00:11;000[br]and I was born and raised on the Island;[br]I've never lived anywhere else in the world

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3[br]00:00:12;000 --> 00:00:15;000[br]so naturally I'm very fond of the Island

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4[br]00:00:16;000 --> 00:00:21;000[br]and we have our own national language here; [br]it's called Manx or Manx Gaelic

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5[br]00:00:22;000 --> 00:00:30;000[br]and it's a Gaelic language so subsequently [br]it's very similar to Scottish and Irish Gaelic

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6[br]00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:38[br]and because it's also Celtic, sometimes some words sound [br]a little like words in Welsh, Cornish and Breton

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7[br]00:00:39;000 --> 00:00:47;000[br]I learned the majoirty of my Manx from my mother and [br]conversations and stuff like that

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8[br]00:00:48;000 --> 00:00:53;000[br]and when I was a young kid, I went to a Gaelic playschool[br]called "Mooinjey Veggey"

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9[br]00:00:54;000 --> 00:01:02;000[br]and I don't remember it too well, although as far as [br]I remember English wasn't spoken; only Manx I heard I think

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10[br]00:01:03;000 --> 00:01:10;000[br]so that's another way I learned the Manx

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11[br]00:01:11;000 --> 00:01:14;000[br]There are a few native speakers and a Gaelschool[br]on the Island,

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12[br]00:01:15;000 --> 00:01:21;000[br]there are plenty of kids learning the language in schools;[br]it's going well; you can do qualifications in the language in addition

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13[br]00:01:22;000 --> 00:01:31[br]There are numerous opportunities to learn Manx; there are classes and [br]lessons going on for adults also, like I mentioned

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14[br]00:01:32;000 --> 00:01:37;000[br]So everything's going well with Manx and in the Isle of Man

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15[br]00:01:38;000 --> 00:01:43;000[br]so thanks to you all for watching and listening to me.

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