THE number of children entering primary one in Gaelic medium education will have to double in the next six years to halt the decline in the language, it has been claimed.
THE number of children entering primary one in Gaelic medium education will have to double in the next six years to halt the decline in the language, it has been claimed.
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David Ross Highland Correspondent
Around 1000 older Gaelic speakers are estimated to die every year, making the language’s survival increasingly difficult, according to the second National Gaelic Language Plan.
The latest figures show that 400 pupils attend primary one in Scotland’s Gaelic medium schools but the plan, put out to consultation yesterday by the Scottish Government’s statutory language development agency Bòrd na Gàidhlig, said this would have to double to 800 in the next six years.
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