1 00:00:00;000 --> 00:00:05;000 Well, I'm Owen Williams, I'm sixteen and I'm from the Isle of Man
2 00:00:06;000 --> 00:00:11;000 and I was born and raised on the Island; I've never lived anywhere else in the world
3 00:00:12;000 --> 00:00:15;000 so naturally I'm very fond of the Island
4 00:00:16;000 --> 00:00:21;000 and we have our own national language here; it's called Manx or Manx Gaelic
5 00:00:22;000 --> 00:00:30;000 and it's a Gaelic language so subsequently it's very similar to Scottish and Irish Gaelic
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and because it's also Celtic, sometimes some words sound a little like words in Welsh, Cornish and Breton
7 00:00:39;000 --> 00:00:47;000 I learned the majoirty of my Manx from my mother and conversations and stuff like that
8 00:00:48;000 --> 00:00:53;000 and when I was a young kid, I went to a Gaelic playschool called "Mooinjey Veggey"
9 00:00:54;000 --> 00:01:02;000 and I don't remember it too well, although as far as I remember English wasn't spoken; only Manx I heard I think
10 00:01:03;000 --> 00:01:10;000 so that's another way I learned the Manx
11 00:01:11;000 --> 00:01:14;000 There are a few native speakers and a Gaelschool on the Island,
12 00:01:15;000 --> 00:01:21;000 there are plenty of kids learning the language in schools; it's going well; you can do qualifications in the language in addition
13 00:01:22;000 --> 00:01:31 There are numerous opportunities to learn Manx; there are classes and lessons going on for adults also, like I mentioned
14 00:01:32;000 --> 00:01:37;000 So everything's going well with Manx and in the Isle of Man
15 00:01:38;000 --> 00:01:43;000 so thanks to you all for watching and listening to me.