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The Manx (/ m æ ŋ k s / manks; Manx: ny Manninee) are an ethnic group originating on the Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea in Northern Europe. They belong to the diaspora of the Gaelic ethnolinguistic group, which now populate the parts of the British Isles which once were the Kingdom of the Isles and Dál Riata .
In consequence most Manx surnames are derived from the Gaelic or Norse languages. Origins and sources. During the first period of recorded history the island was ...
The Manx (Manx language: Ny Manninee) are an ethnic group from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe.They are often described as a Celtic people on the basis of their recent Goidelic Celtic language, but their ethnic origins are mixed, including Germanic (Norse and English) and Norse-Gaelic lines.
The Manx language has had a substantial influence on the island's toponymy and nomenclature. Manx is a Goidelic language, closely related to Irish and Scottish Gaelic. On the whole it is partially mutually intelligible with these, and native speakers of one find it easy to gain passive, and even spoken, competency in the other two.
Ethnic group Manx Americans Total population Self-identified as "Manx" 6,955 (2000) Regions with significant populations Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, California and Washington, D.C. Particularly in the cities of Cleveland, Mentor, Painesville, Peoria Languages English, Manx Religion Christianity Related ethnic groups Breton Americans, Cornish Americans, English Americans ...
Pages in category "Manx-language surnames" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Classification: People: By nationality: British: Manx also: Countries : United Kingdom : Isle of Man : People Wikimedia Commons has media related to People of the Isle of Man .
Yn Çheshaght Ghailckagh, also known as the Manx Language Society and formerly known as Manx Gaelic Society, is an organization dedicated to, and was founded in 1899 in the Isle of Man to, promote the Manx language. The group's motto is Gyn çhengey, gyn çheer (Without language, without country). [1]