Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is not only heard as a language in Scotland, you'll also hear it spoken by communities in Canada, specifically in Nova Scotia. The following short film, Dòchas (meaning 'hope'), is a great wee watch that I found on YouTube a few days ago, giving a flavour of its use there amongst the youth of the community, and its efforts to survive as a community transmitted langauge (also available at https://youtu.be/WDQt9x2sgaA).
If interested in learning Gaelic, you can do for free at Duolingo (www.duolingo.com), which also includes sections on Nova Scotian Gaelic - whilst the BBC's Speak Gaelic series can be viewed worldwide on YouTube (with subttiled episodes available), and with the course itself freely available at https://speakgaelic.scot. LearnGaelic is another great, free platform at https://learngaelic.scot, with many useful resources including a dictioonary and subtitled TV programme clips, including the Speaking Our Language series from the 1990s.
Suas leis a' Ghàidhlig!
Chris
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