Languages
Manx people have traditionally had three vernaculars:
- Manx, a Gaelic language.
- English language
- Anglo-Manx, the distinctive indigenous English dialect of the Manx, now little-used.
- British English, the usual form of English used in the Isle of Man, especially for formal purposes.
Both English and Manx are official languages in Tynwald.
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