4 Reasons to Learn Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) 🏴
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- Опубликовано: 14 июн 2024
- Why Should You Learn Scottish Gaelic? (Gàidhlig) Why Learn Scottish Gaelic | Lots of people-Scottish folks and non-Scots-sometimes wonder why learn a "dying language" like Gaidhlig. Here are the reasons why the "dead language" argument isn't true, and why you should speak Scots Gaelic.
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0:26 - Why bother?
0:53 - #1: Eachdraidh
2:01 - #2: Cultar na h-Alba
2:57 - #3: Feòrachas
3:32 - #4: Fìrinn
3:52 - Language Revival in the Middle East
5:17 - Language Revival in Britain
6:18 - My hope for Scottish Gaelic
6:58 - Weigh in!
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I've done Jason's beginner course!!! It is amazing, agus cho spòrsail!!!
@@Seumas-MacDhaibhidh Sweet! Have you started his Intermediate course yet? gaelicwithjason.thinkific.com/courses/Intermediate-scottish-gaelic?ref=1142f5
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Not yet, but when I get my tax check I plan on starting it!
@@CarlsLingoKingdom As an Irishman learning Irish this post hits home a lot of my own personal frustrations about lying columnists
Alba gu bràth
I always found in weird when i was in school in Scotland, that we had to learn Scottish history, Scottish women in history, Scottish literature and poetry and even Scottish dancing. As it was always drilled into us that we are Scottish and we should be proud of our country. But we never learned a single word of Scottish Gaelic. And its kind of sad in a way. Trying to learn at least now, even if its just a few words :D
That is weird! Hoping that will change and that more schools in Scotland will adopt GME (Gàidhlig Medium Education).
Liar- if you went to school after 1983 you learned Gaelic in school and are now an arbitrary grievance monger and source of Scotland's brainwashed misery.
@@ianinkster2261 or maybe they went to school before then and they’re not a liar and you shouldn’t just make assumptions
yeah, many don't even know Scottish is a language
Another historical fact is that the British government actively sought to eliminate the Gaidhlig language from the British isles.
I didn't learn any of it growing up in Scotland but the Gaelic education made a come back in my area, so I sent my daughter to it... And it's the best decision I have made in years, she's 4 and it's just a second language to her. It's been an amazing addition. 🏴
Sgoinneil! Hoping to recreate that with my son here in the States.
As a Scot it's having a huge revival here, Wales and Ireland have done so well maintaining Thier languages, but because of the clearences we struggled ken? but it's now back up at almost 100,000 having some knowledge which is class, I wouldnt say I am fluent just yet but I have a big understanding and knowledge of the language of my people, the language is gorgeous and I'm glad so many Canadians and Americans and even Oceanian people are learning it along with us Scots again, we must never forget what the clearences did and how our language and culture nearly died and we must act now more than ever to save it and people are realising that, hense the massive jump in speakers over the last 10-15 years, good video mate, yer more than welcome here one day! 🏴🙌
Tapadh liebh!
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Chan eil duilgheadas ann a charaid :)
Gaelic was widely spoken across Scotland up until just after WWII when it really went into significant decline.
I've always had the mindset of "a language isn't truly dead if people are still speaking it".
Hear, hear!
@@CarlsLingoKingdom There is a large corpus of literature in Scottish Gaelic and in Classical Gaelic dating from the Middle Ages. It is still in use today. For example, some of Julie Fowlis' contemporary songs are actually taken from 16th or 18th century poems. Anyone who learns the language can then explore the beauty of the literature and poetry.
@@mikem9001 Looking forward to being able to read that.
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Just as an example, this is Julie Fowlis singing Smeòrach Chlann Dhomhnuill.
ruclips.net/video/VMHsLrxQGD4/видео.html. It was written by John MacCodrum (Iain Mac Fhearchair) in the early 18th century on North Uist. Gaelic words and English translation easily found online. I find the Gaelic quite difficult, but hopefully I will improve!
Is toil leam na Gàidhlig!!! I haven't been to Scotland yet, but I intend on going there one day. Tha beagan Gàidhlig agam an-dràsta, ach aon latha, bidh mi mòran Gàidhlig, ha ha!!! I want to do everything in my power to keep this beautiful language alive and thriving! As a matter of fact I am designing a video game, and I will be putting some of the Gàidhlig into it. Tapadh leibh airson bhidio an seo! Agus, tha cupa cofaidh agam; cofaidh dubh, òòò tha!!! Tìoraidh an-dràsta!!
oh that’s cool! i’ve been living in scotland all my life
Sgoinneil! Would love to see the game when you're ready!
I heard “sgian-dubh” in God of War and lost my shit. I only know Irish, but I know enough to recognize some basic Scottish Gaelic phrases. Scottish Gaelic is such a beautiful language, as are all of the Celtic tongues. I hope we can bring them back to prosperity.
Sweet! What's your fluency level in Irish?
Wow what a coincidence that I ran into this channel! I'm a native Welsh speaker and I'm also learning Scottish gaelic and Japanese at the moment
Pob hwyl i chi, yng nghariad 🙂
@@marconatrix Diolch! Fideos Cymraeg yn dod yn fuan.
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Ble fyddyn nhw?
@@marconatrix This channel! :)
@marconatrix Here it is: ruclips.net/video/1YU0qXVTjwU/видео.html
I was born in the states, but had both Spanish and Irish Gaelic, or Gaeilge, as heritage languages (so I actually understood everything you said). I think it's wonderful that you're working to honor the Gàidhlig language in your life and making it your own. Go n-eíri an bothar leat! May the road rise with you/good luck!
Tapadh leibh! I've heard that Ulster Irish and Scottish Gaelic are still similar enough to be mutually intelligible. I'll have to test this out whenever I get to visit Northern Ireland.
Tapadh leat gu trang. Yes, life is often not fair.
Tha thu ceart gu leòr gu bheil a’ Ghàidhlig cho math ri Albais cho cudromach airson eachdraidh is dualchas na h-Alba a thuigsinn. Tha deagh dhualchas ciùil is bàrdachd aig Alba. 'S toil leam na h-òrain aig Burns agus na h-òrain traidiseanta Albannach Ghallda ach chan eil annta seo ach cabhsair gu taigh ionmhas nan òran Gàidhlig. Gu litearra tha fad beatha ionnsachaidh agus tlachd ann an òrain Ghàidhlig.
You are quite right that Gaelic as well as Scots is so important to understand Scottish history and heritage. Scotland has a great musical and poetric tradition. I love the songs of Burns and traditional lowland Scots songs but these are but a causeway to the treasure house of Gaelic song. There is literaly a lifetime of study and pleasure in Gaelic song.
Been learning Gaelic going in 3 weeks now and your videos are helpful and it is really cool that you can even speak Gaelic somewhat. I cannot wait to be able to speak Gaelic and I will definitely pass it down to my children despite having no Scottish ancestry. I would just hate to see the language die.
Sgoinneil! Keep it up. :) Definitely recommend this video where I talk about how I'm learning: ruclips.net/video/hjZ32bLi4uE/видео.html
Nice video! My brother studied languages at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in California. The pace of study was intense. Students had to master the language course in 36-64 weeks. Psychologically it was very difficult, but fortunately he was helped by Yuriy Ivantsiv's book "Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign languages”. The book " Polyglot Notes" became a desk book for my brother, because it has answers to all the problems that any student of a foreign language has to face. Thanks to the author of the channel for this interesting video! Good luck to everyone who studies a foreign language and wants to realize their full potential!
Thanks! Yeah, I've heard about how difficult the DoD school is. Olly Richards has a great video on it. I've never heard of the book. I'll check it out!
i have started posting some of my movies in Scottish Gaelic, after watching this, I remember hearing it spoken on holidays when i was about 9 or 10 on the inner Hebrides, great memories
Great video, Carl! I’ve been working on Gaelic for a few years (on top of many other interests). But Gaelic - such a beautiful language. And, there are so many similarities between Hebrew and Gaelic! Thanks for sharing!
Yes indeed! You're welcome.
I was inspired to learn gaelic because of julie fowlis' traditional music. never knew the language was dying or anything like that. I just think it's pretty cool. there's like 400k people on duolingo learning it.
Love her music! I personally don't think it's "dying," but that's what some people say (especially if they are against Gàidhlig). It's endangered, but folks like us are working to help keep it around.
There are other beautiful performers who employ my native language. Your response tells me that there is a future in my (our?) heritage.
Yes! Julie Fowlis is a talented artist, but please consider the MANY others. Radio's Thistle and Shamrock can be nice.
I have a peculiar tale to tell.
I am of Scottish heritage and years ago I intensly studied the Gaidhlig language.
Upon a time I monitored a Gaidhlig bulletin board on Nova Scotia. Once there was an ardent plea from a woman in Winnepeg, Manitoba asking for information.
Her family had a revered ancestor who had been given the title "Nahoway" and this name had been given to their daughter. In her native language ,Cree, this meant "that person over there". This lady sincerely hoped that there was more to learn.
She also pointed me toward a Gaidhlig ballad that she had heard on the radio :"Fehir a Bhata", whose lyrics included a phase that sounded like "Nahoway".
I looked at the song's lyrics and after some effort decided that " Nahoway" was "na cho eile" - trans. peerless.
This information was pleasantly greeted.
Sgoinneil! Thanks for sharing. 😁
Now that is interesting. It’s a good example of how languages evolve. I’m of Scottish ancestry too living in the Scottish diaspora. Thank you for posting. Go raibh mile.
@@michaelmcknight8419 Truth be told, I have actually lived in California for most of my life. I am now retired on California's Central Coast where the weather is WONDERFUL, but the cost of living is not so.
Best of fortune to you!
Please look at my replies to the person who posted that she had grown up in Scotland while knowing nothing of Gaidhlig.
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Tapadh leat gu trang.
I found that there is a Gaidhlig college at Cape Breton in Nova Scotia: Colaisde na Gaidhlig
Today is my second day learning Scottish Gaelic 🏴, and it's an amazing language, like Irish , for me both cultures are amazing . 🏴🇮🇪
I really related to this video. I am also Israeli, and I'm currently learning Breton (a cousin language of Gaelic). Everyone is learning languages like Spanish, French, or Mandarin (boring). I wanted to learn something DIFFERENT. There is a feeling of exclusivity that comes with learning an endangered language. I've had an interest in the Celtic cultures, like the Legend of King Arthur, the traditional "Celtic knot" designs, HALLOWEEN, and especially the MUSIC (yes, bagpipes and all!). I feel like I'm learning the language of the druids! Along the way, I'm also learning alot about present-day Breton culture. On the surface, Israel might seem to be an unlikely place to find anyone interested in the Celtic cultures, but as an Israeli Jew, I can empathize with the Celtic language communities, because only 100 years ago my own language was just making its way back from the brink. As a matter of fact, during Hebrew's revival process, Hebrew revivalists and Celtic language revivalists shared notes, and the revival of Hebrew paved the way for the revitalization of Welsh (notice I said "revitalization," not "revival," as Welsh never completely died). I don't actually know any Breton speakers, let alone any Breton people, but it would be really nice if one day I did befriend a Breton speaker. I would certainly welcome it, to say the least.
באמת?
@@michaelmcknight8419 !בטח
@@michaelmcknight8419 עם ישראל חי✊
Come to Nova Scotia! I just did an immersion weekend at Colaisde na Gàidhlig.
Sounds great! I'll add it to my list.
Tha mi ag aontachadh ribh. Suas leis a Ghaidhlig!
Hello, I am from Germany agus tha mi ag ionsachadh gaidhlig cuideachd just because I like it. I‘ve been to Scotland in 2014 and I love it. I like gaelic because it‘s old, extraordinary and beautiful and I hope that my gaelic will be good enough to have a conversation when I will go to Scotland again. 🏴
Sgoinneil! How are you learning?
It is April 6th 2023. I am presently in Scotland staying in a Scottish home on the Isle of Skye and the home owner speaks Gaelic.
Glad to hear it! :D
You must go. It's a wonderful country.
I plan to!
Ive been taking a course for this on Duolingo so i'm hoping to get some basics down and fleshing it out with other resources!
My dad is a scottish immigrant and, even though he doesn't speak Gaelic, I'd still love to learn to at the very least read/write it even if i can't speak it myself, since my great grandpa could speak it! It's such a fun language too!
Sgoinneil!
What other resources do you use?
@@harambe8372 Check out this video where I talk about my main resources: ruclips.net/video/hjZ32bLi4uE/видео.html
@@CarlsLingoKingdom thank you.
From the US, saw on your surname map the McRae’s that is my ancestors. Have been trying to learn for about 3 months now, have a goal to be fluent and visit Scotland.
Sgoinneil! Here's how I'm learning: ruclips.net/video/hjZ32bLi4uE/видео.html
I have no idea how much of my ancestry is Scottish/Irish, but I am a ginger from Brazil, so I naturally grew fond of those places.
Haha! Gingers unite!
Nicely done! Gura mile. Thanks
Mòran taing!
Thank you for this video! I have ancestors on both sides of my family from Scotland. A line from my mom’s side settled in the Cape Fear area in NC made up of mostly Highlanders who moved there after the Clearances. They used to speak Gaelic at home, in church and in their community. Sadly, it has died out but I want to learn Scottish Gaelic to revive it in my family. I just get discouraged sometimes when I have little to no one to dialogue with. Thank you again for the encouragement!
'S e do bheatha! I've been trying to learn more about the Cape Fear Highlanders. How are you learning Gàidhlig?
I too am from Israel 🇮🇱 with absolutely no Scottish 🏴 background just an Arab Israeli Druze 🇸🇨 whose also interested in it's history , the people the learning and speaking and understanding of a language that kost be kept alive at all cost
Todah! Glad to hear it.
@@CarlsLingoKingdom 🏴 🇺🇸
Al lo davar yedidi
Don't mention it my friend !
Awesome channel!! Does this channel have a discord or anything?
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Gaidhlig is slowly growing in Scottish due to it becoming part of school curriculum and also a lot of young people in particular are becoming more aware of their gaidhlig heritage. Thanks for this channel you are a very good teacher tapadh leat
Ha air leth. Please look at Sabhal Mhor Ostaig, a Gaidhlig university on Skye.
Glad to hear it! Se do bheatha.
@@brucemckay8379 Hoping to go there someday!
My ancestors were crofters on the Laird Mac Pherson estate in Laggan, Inverness-shire. They lived in a Gaelic speaking area and Gaelic was most likely their first. language. I feel that I owe it to them not to let the Gaelic language. die out.
Tha Gàidhlig beò fhathast!
I'm Swedish and I'm currently learning it just because it's fun. Like you're saying, doesn't have to be for utilitarian purposes. Besides when it indeed is needed, it's sort of rare to find someone and then you can be the one to help.
Carson? Gu bheil i ann! 🙂
Sin ceart!
My mother's father's parents first language was Scottish Gaelic. They were born In Prince Edward Island and their ancestors went there several years after the Battle of Culloden. I have always wanted to learn it.
And you can! :)
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Thanks! Perhaps this summer I'll make a start of it!
I think Gaelic, Irish, and welsh she become the new popular languages of this century and maybe even bring back Latin. I don’t think any language deserves to die.
Haha why Latin?
I agree that Latin is beautiful, but it never really died, it just evolved. There are several different languages that are derived from Latin that are nowhere near endangered. The same can't be said for Celtic languages unfortunately.
I'm agree 💪💪
Lived in Scotland my whole life, only now at 32 I am starting to learn it. As you say with politics, in 2014 a bigger divide started and you fell into a YES or NO category ( typically YES = independence and a left stance. SNP, Greens and now Alba) NO supports the Union and primarily driven by supporting English rule, monarchy etc. Anyway that is a massive debate although more and more are moving towards independence. The reason I am learning this is, why should I not know my native language ?…borrowed from Ireland lol.
Exactly! No matter one's politics, it's our native language.
As a Scotsman Gàidhlig was in my family only a couple of generations ago. My dads uncles spoke it.
So I'm taking it on myself to bring it back. 💪
Mad respect to you though as an American learning it. Should come visit :)
Glè mhath! We'll keep it going! :) Can't wait to visit Alba.
Ha ro air leth.
@@brucemckay8379 Sin ceart!
My Grandma on my Mom's side did decades worth of research via libraries on her family's history and taught it gradually to me and my siblings. Both my Mom & Dad's side come from Scotland. Mom from the MacGreggor clan through the White family line and Dad, while I'm not yet sure what clan, they were indentured servants - Mom believes under the MacGreggor clan. I just started learning learning Scots Gaelic on Duolingo. My Grandma would have loved to learn it if the language were as easily available. She passed in June of 2019 at 93. I was given all her research and am working on preserving all of it to pass on to the rest of the family.
That's an amazing gift to have! Keep up the research and the learning. :)
I want to learn Gaelic because I learned one of my relative was told they originated from there and I like everything that is Scottish, and I want to visit there all in one breath.
Glè mhath!
The Gaelic and Goidelic Celtic people must form a pan-Celtic language of grandma and late Celtic languages that protects their local cultures and preserves their local languages. I think that if Scotland and Northern Ireland were to restore Brittonic and Cumbric, as local languages the Celtic languages will be better preserved, and of course the Welsh, Scottish, Cornish, Manx and Northern Ireland countries should preserve their native languages along with a common pancelitic language made from proto-Celtic and common Celtic to have their identity preserved and of course take this to the entire universe of Anglophony throughout America, Oceania and Asia, hugs to all the Scottish Celts and Gaels across the channel
Yes, we've got to work hard to preserve and revive these endangered heritage languages!
I'm half Scottish on my dad's side. He only knows a lick of Gaelic (mostly common phrases such as good morning, thank you and cheers) and taught me those phrases.
I decided to learn more about Gaelic after finding out that it is an endangered language and because I find it to be a beautiful language.
Hope it survives. I would hate to see such a wonderful language become extinct.
Are you going to join me in learning it? :)
In my blood forever
Revitalisation is a challenging goal. But its way is clear; to be radical. Governments must put these languages in every field of daily life to make it an essential thing for everyone. If they keep the usage of the language as a marginal part of life it will never become the main language. Even may be an unnamed dead language.
Agreed!
A little bit of Gàidhlig is spoken in call the midwife Christmas special 2019
I'll ask my wife to show me that episode
I wonder if a Gaidhlig revitalization effort in Scotland is more difficult because of the prevalence of "Scots" and therefore there's already a unique language/identity there. Just a thought.
Inntinneach! Not sure. Something for me to investigate.
How do you feel about other british languages such as Norn, Cornish and Manx?
I don't know much about them, but I want them to stick around as well! Manx is closest (of those three) to Gàidhlig and they are attempting a revival as well.
As I learn more Welsh, I'll be curious to see how mutually intelligible it is with Cornish.
Cornish has been rebuilt from Welsh. They are very similar now. But was likly Cornish was orginally closer to Breton. Old Welsh is well documented, that will give you an what Cornish and Cumbric actually read/sounded like.
Bore dá Carl. I have just discovered your channel and I hope to learn Gaídhlig . I don't have a Scottish ancestry just that I have stayed in Edinburgh in the 80s. For three years i studied and stayed in Edinburgh in 1982 - 1985.
Great! Go for it!
Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg, ac dw i mynd i dysgu Gaelic.
Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg hefyd! Fideo newydd yn fuan.
Fideo newydd: ruclips.net/video/1YU0qXVTjwU/видео.html
The top reason is to not pull an Effie Deans and complain you for lost on the straight road to Fort William because there was Gaelic on the sign, and then get the piss taken out of you for years later
Um ... the signs aren't only in Gaelic; they are all bilingual. Anybody who complains that they got lost on the way to An Gearasdan because of the Gaelic road signs needs a remedial course in English.
@@Apollonos I know they're bilingual, she threw a fit because apparently them being bilingual made them so confusing they took too long to read lol
@@NiaJustNia Tha sin éibhinn! LOL
I have no connection to Scotland but I'm considering doing Scottish Gaelic just because I like Celtic languages. I saw that there are plans to put the language on street, park and building signs, surprisingly, the response was more negative than positive
I think the signage is already widespread in Scotland, but not sure as to its extent. Since you already speak Cymraeg, some of the grammar will be similar. I've also noticed a few cognates, too.
I've also noticed a few in the few Duolingo lessons I've done
Mòr - Mawr/mor
Beag - Bach/bychan
Cat - Cath
Cù - Ci
Bò - Buwch
Muc - Moch
Math - Mad
I gotta say, the preaspiration feature was a surprise, and rather difficult to get used to
I think the following quote from Henry Jenner, who began the revival of Cornish (Kernewek), is applicable to the other Celtic languages as well. “Why should Cornishmen learn Cornish? There is no money in it, it serves no practical purpose, and the literature is scanty and of no great originality or value. The question is a fair one, the answer is simple. Because they are Cornishmen.” Now for other Celtic languages, there is the additional advantage of there being a much richer surviving literature as well as continuous use as a community language.
Yes! I agree.
@@CarlsLingoKingdom I don't know enough about Cornish to say, but in the case of Scottish Gaelic, there is a great deal of literature to be read and enjoyed. Its more accessible than people think. There is a great youtube video of Julie Fowlis singing An Eala Bhan at the Thiepval memorial.
I wonder if it would be possible to reconstruct Pictish. I would assume that Gaelic has borrowed / adopted pictish artefacts? Then, if we assume, from the similarities of place names in the NorthEast to those in Wales that Pictish is similar to Welsh (presumably ancient Briton, so we can include Galloway and Cumbria in that analysis), some sense of Pictish might be derived?
Others have tried to reconstruct it, actually! We have some words but not enough to make it a complete language (rather like Cumbric). This video helps a lot: ruclips.net/video/q1gyUVOM5k0/видео.html
Tha mi a’ smaoineachadh gum bu chòir a’ Ghàidhlig ath-bheothachadh ri linn na pàirt a th’ aice nar n-eachdraidh
English Translation
I think Gaelic should be revived due to the role it's played in our history
Tha!
Go h-iontach! Go raibh maith agat! Táim as Eireann. ☘️
Mòran taing! :)
نفسي في رح يكونو كمان متكلمين غليكي ،٧٠ في المية أن كترت أو قريب مية في المية هادا لازم يكون يخوت
I wish there will be more Gaelic 🏴 speakers ,at least 70% or close to a 100 % that would be wonderful
I was born here in the states but i have both Irish and German ancestry I've been studying irish for quite some time.
Cool! Do you see a lot of overlap between Irish and Gaelic?
@@CarlsLingoKingdom I do I can see how close they are related and the history behind them.
Hi :D so I've been learning Gaelic for a while on Duolingo, and I wanted to know if they were others good ressources to learn about the language, and if Duolingo was enterely accurate for that language :) The language sounds beautiful (even though the way it is written does not match how it is pronounced:')) I would love to learn the history behind,...
I wondered if you had some tips ? :D
Or important things to know
Have a good day/night ^^
I’ve heard that the Scottish Gaelic course is really good on Duolingo. I’ve heard similar about Welsh. Conversely, I heard the Irish course isn’t that good.
Sgoinneil! There are a lot of resources. Duolingo is strong, and I talk about other resources and tips here: ruclips.net/video/hjZ32bLi4uE/видео.html
Bring it back
Yeah! You going to help?
So I recently found out that I have Scottish heritage but it’s funny my last name is unique in the fact of it’s a Gàidhlig last name and when my great great great grandfather came to the states they changed it to how it’s currently spelled which is Hilmon. Unfortunately I stopped paying for ancestry so I don’t remember the original spelling but it’s inspired me to learn the language and hopefully visit it one day. But when I last looked there’s only 32 of us left in the world sadly :/ still I’m going to learn Gàidhlig and make it a household language for my children
Yes, do it! I'm teaching my kids too.
Yeah, buddy; that's the way it goes.
My name is McKay which is accepted and pronounced differedtly depending upon their nation's cumulative experience.
Live your own life as you would wish it to be!
I agree. Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig oir tha a' cànan brèagha agus bha mo shinnsearean à Alba cuideachd. I think it's a shame that there are so many people out there with Scottish ancestry but most of them don't speak Gaelic. It's such a neat language and it has some of the Gaelic culture embedded in it. No, perhaps it's not practical right now because not as many people speak it as speak English. But it could become a lot more practical if people saw the value in learning it anyway.
Glè mhath! I agree.
Well said!! Thank you
I want to be part of gaelic recovery!!!!
I don't know much about Gàidhlig, but is there a reason you and several of the commenters are using plural forms? Does Gàidhlig have some kind of 'formal you' like French does that is the same as plural you? Or am I just misunderstanding?
Yes, words like "sibh" and "leibh" are considered more formal, a little like keigo endings.
@@CarlsLingoKingdom I had a lecturer tell me that on Oileán Chléire they did that also. But when I met someone from Oileán Chléire he told me it wasn't true haha
My great grandmother family have from Scotland I love Scotland I think it’s beautiful there I hated what the British did too them tyfs hugs and prayers
Tapadh leibh. Wanting to learn Gàidhlig?
I'd like to point out regarding the politics comment - the politics cares about you, regardless of your feelings about it. It was politics that suppressed Gàidhlig in the first place. It may be the removal of politics from the situation that allows her to flourish once again, but that in itself is a political position.
So it can't be ignored if there is to be hope.
True, politics was quite influential in starting its loss.
Where are you from? Your accident sounds southern. 🙂
Yep, I'm from NC
Why learn a dying language?!
Me: *squints eyes* so… it doesn’t die?
Exactly! 😁
My Gaelic teacher says a lot of German people Learn Gaelic for some reason
That'll be the Runrig connection, the Highland Connection.
Germans like learning languages - there are a lot of them learning everything XD At least that has been what I have noticed over the years!!
17% Scottish according to Ancestry estimates. Among my Tartans is the Macmillan clan.
DNA is cool! I'm considering doing a video about Celtic DNA ancestry. Would you be interested in something like that?
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Sure. I would watch it. It's easy to find that DNA test results often reflect something older than borders, though. For instance, while I have French ancestors in practice, I am theoretically actually English/Northwestern European, with a touch of Sardinian.
Halo à Glaschu
Halo à Carolina a Tuath :)
I suppose the question is, do the peoples of countries with dying languages allow the death or even practise euthanasia on their historical languages.Personally, being of Scottish ancestry, I think its important for Scottish people, especially in Scotland to speak Gaelic. (Gàidhlig) After all, it is their original language, not English. One does not hear Chinese freely spoken in Paris. The French speak French, The English speak English, so why should`nt the Scots speak Gaelic? Of course we have this ever shrinking homogeneous world today, where a common language makes life a whole lot easier.
Fair points. I would hate to see Scots and Gàidhlig die out for the sake of expediency. Are you learning Gàidhlig too?
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Fully agree with you. Tradition is very important I think. Not learning yet but seriously thinking about it. There are a good number of Scottish names over here. Time / priority will be my consideration point.
@@charlesarmstrong5292 Cool! Be sure to check out my video on how I'm learning to give you some ideas. :)
But some say Scottish Gaelic is just another form of Irish. They try to take away our Scottish heritage and identity that way.
What about Old Scots?
I'm interested in Scots as well! For now, I'm focused on the Celtic languages. :) D'ye ken?
Halò. Tha mi às Aimearaga, ach tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig an dràsta. Tha mi taingeil airson Duolingo. Tha e glè feumail agus furasta.
Glè mhath! Using anything besides Duolingo?
Thank you for making it clear that you don't need to choose a language to learn because of its 'contemporary utilitarianism'.
Of course! Languages should be fun.
I learned Irish from the time I was an adolescent, not telling how many years ago 🤣🤣🤣, because I havd Irish ancestry. Then, I said, "why not Norwegian", because I was drawn to it. Then found out that I didn't seem to inherit any of the DNA, just Scottish and Swedish 😁😁😁
Hahaha! There's such a huge disparity between genetics and genealogy. (I can recommend a book on it if you're interested). Are you going to keep doing Irish, or add Scottish Gaelic to your repertoire? (You'll have a head-start).
Ná habair linn gur éirigh tú as an nGaeilge mar gheall ar thástáil leibideach DNA!!!
Gàidhlig should be taught in schools in Scotland. It’s our heritage! I’ve been learning Gàidhlig for almost 2 years now and I love it. It’s such a beautiful language. I wish I’d had the opportunity to learn it when I was a kid at school in the 80’s but it and quite a lot of our traditions were being suppressed by the English Government. ❤️🔥🏴
I think it's taught in some schools, but I agree, it should be widely available if not mandatory like in Ireland and Wales. Glad you're learning now!
Bhidio sgoinneil air Gàdhlig, Cùm suas An obair mhath.
Mòran taing!
@@CarlsLingoKingdom I made this hashtag for Scottish Gaelic called #DòchasairsonGàidhlig you should use it for when you make a Gaelic video
The way he’s says Gaelic 🤣 I would love to learn my native language, but languages isn’t my strong suit lol
You can do it! :)
@@CarlsLingoKingdom mate I did french for 5 years when I was at school. I can only count to 10 and say my name and where I’m from lol Gaelic will be no different 😂 but I do hope when Scotland gets independence then I hope they put it in schools to learn.
You are already fluent in one language… You learned that one but you also didn’t learn that one over night. The first thing about Gaidhlig that took me by surprise was the way it looked and how to pronounce certain words. There’s only 18 letters in the alphabet so they have to join letters together to make some sounds. I joined a language class and we met once a week and we all fumble over the words but I’m really surprised at how much we’ve all learned and all starting at nothing. All the best with it if you decide to learn.
@@kasoscotland6071 it will surprise you how much easier gaelic comes to you, the sounds we still use and alot of the words sound similar. I failed french and Italian at school but I wish the did gaelic it seems so much easier and natural
Halo agus Tapadh leibh
Fàilte!
Alba gu bràth
I can't figure out why you have ignored Irish, as Gaelic derived from old Irish. Indeed, Ulster dialectic Irish is quite similar to Scots Gaelic. The vocabulary and grammar is very close to identical. Welsh and Breton are on a totally different Celtic branch and is very distant from Gaelic.
There's a real reticence in acknowledging the link between Gaeilge and Gaelic, why is that? I think we should celebrate our connections as cousins. Just my thoughts..
I'm not reticent at all! Of course Gàidhlig came from Gaeilge. The linguistic map I show makes that clear. I wasn't trying to avoid mentioning Irish, it just wasn't the focus of the video. Tbh, Ireland has done a better job of preserving its language compared to Scotland. I wish Scotland would pay attention! And yes, Celtic language cousins FTW. :)
@@CarlsLingoKingdom You wish Scotland would pay attention? Ireland has the power to act on such matters, we don't. We wish the world would pay attention. The British state has always been wary of Scotland since the Rebellions of '15 and '45. They have tried to Anglicise us and have indulged in ethnic cleansing where they stripped glens of their native populations and shipped them abroad (the Highland Clearances) to be replaced by sheep and shepherds from the North of England. Language, culture, dress, even the playing of pipes were all banned. All those they thought best to get rid of were sent to the colonies, some as (white) slaves (often called indentured servants, slavery by a posh name). Things have not changed. Personally I can tell you that as Highland children, we were beaten at school in the 1950's and 1960's if we were heard to speak anything other than English (what Donnie Munro called cultural vandalism). Our country has more and more English settlers coming to live here (people who can vote on our country's future), like the Russians in Ukraine, like the Serbs in Bosnia, like in many small countries around the world where one huge neighbour (in terms of population) has control of another and attempts to wipe out the original culture. Our young folk can't compete against these rich folk in the housing market and many are forced to leave their homeland. Following the great success, after Welsh gained official language status, the British government has been at great pains not to make the same mistake again. They have done everything possible to see that Gaelic does not gain the same status (attempts to discourage Gaelic medium schools/smear those who advocated them). In more recent times we have tried the peaceful way of democracy (who would want what happened in Ireland?) but the rules change and everything is stacked against us. There are many obvious reasons (unspoken by the Westminster/English controlled media) why Scotland is moving towards independence, but we have to contend with the constant propaganda put out by the Westminster government and the media, especially The BBC which is not the bastion of truth it would have folk believe. Especially the stories and suggestions made concerning Scots politicians who do not conform to the Westminster view. As stated, we also have to contend with the ever-growing English population who live (and vote) here. Most of them are nice enough people but our culture is being continually diluted. So, yes, the language may be regarded as 'dying,' but it has been putting up a hell of a fight, so please don't tell us to pay attention.
There's no reason at all why Scots and Irish can't celebrate their connections. I've read posts from Irish speakers who say they have no problem understanding Scots Gaelic. They also say that it depends on what county they're from. Someone from Ulster will have a lot easier time understanding Scots Gaelic than someone from Cork or Kerry. When you're talking about endangered languages, they need all the help they can get.
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Ireland made the teaching of Irish compulsory in schools when it became independent. Scotland got its parliament back in 1999 and in 2004 passed the Gaelic language act to protect and promote the language and recognise it as an official language of Scotland. Wales also made the teaching of Welsh compulsory in schools. I doubt whether Scotland will make Gaelic compulsory as long as there are unionists who oppose the language. From what I've seen online, there are many Scots who inexplicably resent the attention being paid to Gaelic and can be very vitriolic about it.
The problem is that some in Ireland have tried to make Gaelic into a political issue. If that happened in Scotland, it wouldn't be good for the survival of the language, which is still struggling to attract widespread support. Gheibh faidhidinn furstachd!
Scotland łost it'sidentity. It's sad I believe. Pozdrowienia z Polski, w której 99,9 % Polaków mówi w polskim języku. ❤ 💪😀
Indeed. Trying to help preserve and grow the language and culture!
Those people who are saying that the Gaelic languages are dead are prolly the same people who have in the past actively attempted to destroy the languages they only wish we were dead. Ta Gaeilge agus Gadhlig go deo!
Maybe. I think it's just a knee-jerk reaction to something they think doesn't matter.
Fáilte ó Baile Átha Clíath.
Fàilte bho Charlotte! :)
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Càit a' bheil sin ???
@@marconatrix Tha e ann an Ameireagaidh.
Tha mi bronach 😢
Tha Gàidhlig beò fhathast!
It is not a dying language!
Exactly! 🤩
@@CarlsLingoKingdom As long as people speak it and love it, it won't be dead!
Not died. In my lands there is a village Celtic. In all Europe there are minority of Celtic origin.
Sadly learning the minority language will continue to be seen as political when the majority language is a successful colonial language. Same thing happening to Taiwanese.
Interesting thought. I didn't know Taiwanese was that different from Mandarin (aside from how it's written).
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Taiwanese is very different from Mandarin. But in Taiwan the government (and upper classes) use Mandarin, only with a different writing system. So I think you're mixing up the Mandarin used in Taiwan and actual Taiwanese, which is, in a way, more similar to Cantonese.
History buff and Scottish? It's a no-brainer - keep the Leid, learn a bit of Gàidhlig, understand the history and culture.
Exactly!
CUM GAIDHLIG BEO!
The true native language of Aberdeen and Abercrombie etc would be cymraeg rather than colonial irish
1) I'm also learning Cymraeg, partially because Cumbric and Pictish are extinct.
2) Old Irish may be the basis of Gaelic, but it's also got a substrate of the Brythonic languages mentioned above. So, it's become its own distinct language with some striking differences from Irish. Hence, it really is an indigenous Scottish language.
You say history is a reason.....and then fail to mention that the language is Irish in origin, as Scots is Germanic in origin, and , in reality a dialect of English, as Scottish Gaelic is simply a dialect of Irish. You then mention English speaking places with Scottish ancestry and fail to mention North East of Ireland, which, with the plantation of the 17th century, has the densest Scottish descended population outside of Scotland. I find those omissions odd and interesting.
I didn't mention it verbally, but Gàidhlig's origin from Old Irish is in the language timeline map. Everything you said is true but not the focus of the video. Maybe next time!
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Thanks for the reply. A little clarification, the language is Irish, it developed in Ireland, it is native to Ireland. If it is necessary to underplay the languages Irish roots to get people interested, then maybe that explains why Scottish Gaelic has declined so much.
@@polomis27 I wouldn't say it's necessary, nor is it the main reason for the decline. In fact, many in Ireland and Scotland are working together towards common revival goals: colmcille.net For that I'm thankful! :)
@@CarlsLingoKingdom Seems a very worthwhile project. I am not sure if you are aware, but Irish is a mandatory subject in Irish schools, every person must study Irish until their final year of secondary school (17-18 years old), In Northern Ireland (U.K.) the official recognition of the Irish language has been hampered by the unwillingness of those of Scottish descent to cooperate in recognising or promoting the language.
@@polomis27 Yes, I wish Scotland had mandatory programs like in Ireland and Wales! It's a shame that's such a controversy in N. Ireland. Have you seen this? ruclips.net/video/PfNjARfuMG0/видео.html