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Gaelic Language Not Dead, Just 'Sleeping,' Says Nova Scotia Government Official

The Canadian Press, 29 Feb, 2016 10:40 AM
    HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia government official says the traditional Scottish language isn't dead — it's just sleeping.
     
    The number of native Gaelic speakers in the province has been declining for decades.
     
    But Frances MacEachen, a community development officer with the province's Department of Gaelic Affairs, says organizations that promote Gaelic culture are helping to awaken a new generation's interest in the past.
     
    The department has announced more than $40,000 for projects run by nine non-profit organizations in Nova Scotia dedicated to the advancement of everything Gaelic.
     
    Among the 17 projects is a Gaelic playgroup offered through the Inverness Development Association.
     
    The department's website says nearly one-third of Nova Scotians can trace their roots to Gaelic-speaking migrants who settled in the province starting in the late 1700s from the Islands and Highlands of Scotland.

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