Learn ManxGaelg
Manx is in the blas. app now. The same app that teaches the Celtic languages with mutation drilling, structured grammar, and spaced repetition now teaches Gaelg.
Start learning Manx today
The Gaelg course is live in the blas. app for iOS and Android: mutation drilling, grammar, reading, and spaced repetition. Free to start.
About the language
Around 2,200 speakers and growing, on the Isle of Man, including children in Manx-medium education.
Manx (Gaelg) is a Goidelic Celtic language, the third alongside Irish and Scottish Gaelic. Its last first-language speaker died in 1974, but a sustained revival, including the Manx-medium school Bunscoill Ghaelgagh, has brought it back into daily use.
Manx shares the Goidelic grammar of Irish and Scottish Gaelic, including initial mutation, verb-first order, and the copula. Its orthography is unusual among Celtic languages in being based on English spelling conventions rather than a Gaelic system.
A taste of Gaelg
Laa Tinvaal sonney dhyt
Happy Tynwald Day to you
A July 5 greeting
Tinvaal
Tynwald
The Manx parliament
What the course covers
- Grammar lessons covering lenition, the copula, prepositional pronouns, and verb forms
- Vocabulary drilling with spaced repetition, organised by theme and frequency
- Reading passages graded by CEFR level
- Mutation practice covering every trigger and pattern
- Conversation prompts from A1 upward
- Progress tracking that adapts to your weak spots
The Manx course includes
2,500+
Vocabulary entries
900+
Verb conjugation sets
17,000+
Example sentences
360+
Reading passages