Language code: gv
Technical information about ISO 639 language code gv
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The table below provides technical details for the Manx language, designated by the gv code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Manx Native Gaelg |
| Family | Celtic |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern ManxSouthern Manx |
| Related languages | IrishScottish Gaelic |
| Key facts | The last fluent traditional speaker died in 1974, but new native speakers are now emerging through immersion schoolingManx orthography is based on English spelling conventions, which can confuse readers of Irish or Scottish GaelicThe language contains many Old Norse loanwords, especially for seafaring conceptsManx shows initial consonant mutation governed by grammatical contextUNESCO re-classified Manx from extinct to critically endangered after successful community revitalization |
| Sample phrase | Fastyr mie, kys t'ou? |
| Character encodings | |
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Manx belongs to the Indo-European language family, more specifically to the Celtic subgroup. It is one of the official languages of the Isle of Man. It is written using the Latin script. It is estimated that there are more than 1,600 speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
1.6K
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Manx speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
gv-IM – Manx (Isle of Man)
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- Reports and Statistics
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- GitHub integration
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ