Manx in a sentence

Broadband internet services are available through four local providers which are Wi-Manx, Domicilium, Manx Computer Bureau and Manx Telecom.

There are two dialects of Manx, Northern Manx and Southern Manx.

Manx athlete Sarah Astin has continued her brilliant start to 2023 by setting a new Manx record for the women's 10k road race.

The Manx player, who started her hockey journey in the Manx Youth Games when she was 8, won the Junior Girls Under 18 award.

The Ravenscroft Manx Shield is brought to a shuddering halt and is replaced by a new look Ravenscroft Manx Trophy instead.

An exhibit at the Manx Museum is said to capture a 'moment in time' of Manx wildlife.

A calque in Anglo-Manx is the use of the definite article, e.g. the Manx, the Gaelic, in ways not generally seen in standard English.

Bishop Hildesley, his successor, with the help of the whole body of Manx clergy, completed the work, and in 1775 the whole Bible was printed. citation The Bible was first produced in Manx by a group of Anglican clergymen on the island.

Manx has been the subject of language revival efforts, so that despite the small number of speakers, Manx has become more visible on the island, with increased signage, radio broadcasts and a bilingual primary school.

Possible Goidelic etymologies Fraser and Kelley report a Manx new-year song that begins with the line To-night is New Year's Night, Hogunnaa but did not record the full text in Manx.

Rebellion Soon after Stanley's death, the Manx Militia, under the command of William Christian (known by his Manx name of Illiam Dhone ), rose against the Countess and captured all the insular forts except Rushen and Peel.

Revival Following the decline in the use of Manx during the 19th century, Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh main (The Manx Language Society) was founded in 1899.

The cats have been used as a symbol of the Isle of Man on coins and stamps and at one time the Manx government operated a breeding centre to ensure the continuation of the breed. citation The Manx Loaghtan sheep is a breed native to the island.

The first native speakers of Manx (bilingual with English) in many years have now appeared: children brought up by Manx-speaking parents.

The Manx Bible :In the time of Bishop Wilson it had been a constant source of complaint among the Manx clergy that they were the only church in Christendom that had no version of the Bible in the vulgar tongue.

The revival of Manx has been made easier because the language was well recorded: for example, the Bible was translated into Manx, and audio recordings were made of native speakers.

Tro-la-la Y Kelley, Yuan Fockleyr Gailckagh as Baarlagh (1866) The Manx Society whereas other sources parse this as hog-un-naa and give the modern Manx form as Hob dy naa.

An Onchan based youth club has received a £2,300 grant from the Manx Lottery Trust.

A prison sentence handed to a Manx resident who stole almost £1 million was ‘entirely appropriate’.

A Rushen MHK is welcoming Manx Utilities proposals for on-shore wind farms.