I have no doubt that gaelic will and likely has ended as being a language of the people. I suspect its future willn take a different path. If it survives in some form, I suspsct the main hope if through new and different routes than in the past, There are abiriginal (First Nations) languages that have been very close to being lost. T Fortunately, through interest from academics, strives have been made to save these languages, and new interest and pride in those communities to encourage their use, even with the lure of the dominant English language. Will there be long term success?
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