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3 (Wider communication)
English
[eng]
3 (Wider communication). De facto national working language. 84,500 in Isle of Man (2019).
5 (Developing)
British Sign Language
[bfi]
5 (Developing). 85 in Isle of Man (2019 SIL). Estimated 50–100 deaf signers, assuming about 0.1% of the general population.
9 (Reawakening)
Manx
[glv]
9 (Reawakening). De facto language of national identity. 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).
