Scots Gaelic

Scots Gaelic speaker and Toronto resident Oighrig Keogh speaks in Gaelic about her immigration to Canada and her work with the Toronto Gaelic Society. For more information on Scots Gaelic or Endangered Language Alliance Toronto, please visit our website: www.elalliance.com and Facebook page: elatoronto

[@allanjamieson761]

On yersel, Hen! Abair boireannach brèagha! Tha mi an dòchas gu bheil thu a ’fuireach sàbhailte. Bho Dùn Bhreatainn, Alba.

[@heartsmyfaceforever8140]

Tapadh leibh! Tha mi ag ionnsachadh gàidhlig a-nis. Tha i na cànon brèatha.

[@Judathehero]

cànon?

[@aidantodd3423]

tha i ceart. Tha mi nam pàiste agus dh 'ionnsaich mi Gàidhlig

[@seumasgagne]

Nach ise tha glic; agus deagh Ghaidhlig Barraidh!

[@ivanredskin]

sorry, my english language is very bad, how many people speaks gaelic in canada? thanks I am from Barcelona, spain. thanks.

[@davidmclean3883]

ivanrdskin galiza there is only about 3000
només hi ha uns 3.000

[@ELAToronto]

According to Statistics Canada, there were 300 mother tongue speakers in 2011. Most literature on Gaelic in Nova Scotia puts the number of speakers at around 2000, although this includes second language learners. In the late 1800s, there were around 100,000 native speakers in Canada. Today, revitalization efforts are underway to preserve and celebrate Gaelic language and culture, especially in Nova Scotia which is the home of Canadian Gaelic.

[@ivanredskin]

thanks

[@ivanredskin]

thanks!!!

[@heartsmyfaceforever8140]

Tha mi ag ionnsachadh ach is mise dona a-nis. Tha mi à Coquitlam BC.

[@gabriellawrence6598]

Wow, sounds extremely Germanic to my ears, like a blend of Swedish and Yiddish, except for her R's, of course.