AncientShadow666 said:
Stormblood said:
If you speak those five languages fluently, then you already speak more languages than I do. I'd love to learn danish, swedish and finnish as well, but the languages I'd like to learn the most are: Gaeilge, Gaidhlig and Cymraeg.
never heard of them... what are those or from what nations do they originate?
Gaeilge is the Irish language. While still taught in schools, it's not the official language of Ireland. Many Irish people of the new generation, especially those in the East of Ireland, think of it as a nuisance, instead of a reason for National pride. But that's not unknown in the Jewish world after all, where there is relentless work to destroy cultural and national identities. The Irish people had it very rough, though, because of the British domination. Under British rule, their language was outlawed and speaking it or being suspected of speaking it would have resulted in a death sentence.
Gaidhlig is one of the Scottish languages. It's even less spoken than Gaeilge and they don't even teach it in Scottish schools, as far as I know.
Cymraeg is the Welsh language, in danger of extinction like many other language.
My love for the idea of speaking them comes from my fascination with Celtic pre-Xian lore and mythology, as well as my fondness with the Isle of the Blest and, in minor form, with the Isle of the Mighty.