400 Years On, Nova Scotia Seeks a Scots Settler to Keep Gaelic Alive
The Scotsman › January 23, 2007
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NOVA Scotia, the only place outside Scotland where Gaelic is still in use, is looking to recruit a Scot to help keep the language alive.
A century ago, up to 100,000 people in the Canadian province spoke Gaelic, but by the early 20th century teachers were punishing pupils to stop them speaking the tongue of their forefathers in class and the playground.See the full content of this document
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400 Years On, Nova Scotia Seeks a Scots Settler to Keep Gaelic Alive
Today, the number of native speakers totals about 500 in a population of just under one million, although about 2,000 more...
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