Isle of Man
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British Sign Language
[bfi] Scattered. Users: 85 in Isle of Man (2019 SIL). Estimated 50–100 deaf signers, assuming about 0.1% of the general population. Status: 5 (Developing). Alternate Names: BSL. Classification: Sign language, Deaf community sign language.
English
[eng] Widespread. Users: 84,500 in Isle of Man (2019). Status: 3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, English.
Manx
[glv] Scattered. Users: 1,660, all users. L1 users: No known L1 speakers, but emerging L2 speakers. Last L1 speaker, Ned Maddrell, died in 1974. L2 users: 1,660 (2011 census). Status: 9 (Reawakening). De facto language of national identity. Alternate Names: Gailck, Manx Gaelic. Autonym: Gaelg. Classification: Indo-European, Celtic, Insular, Goidelic.