I have tried on various occasions to learn Irish. I currently have Irish on Duolingo, but the app has its limitations. I am disappointed that more Irish people do not know Irish, same with the Welsh. I think that Irish, Scottish, and Manx Gaelic should combine into a single standardized Gaelic, agreed upon by committee, and that a board should be set up to produce audio, visual, and print media to disseminate the language. Prior to the incursions of English, Gaelic was considered a single language with the various forms merely considered different dialects.
I hate this video; it's a complete waste of time when you consider the points I have made above:
There has been conflict between the various local dialects of Irish Gaelic when deciding how to codify the
Caidhean Oifigiul (~ pron. Cai-dawn Ofig-yool), the official standard Irish.
I believe that the first priority should be the survival and proliferation of Gaelic. If that means that there must be a mass simplification and standardization of phonology, orthography, and dialect leveling, so be it.
EVOLVE OR DIE!!!
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