Southern Manx was a dialect of the Manx language.[1] It was used by speakers from the sheading of Rushen. It is possible that written Manx represents a 'midlands' dialect of Douglas and surrounding areas. In Southern Manx, older á and in some cases ó became [æː]. In Northern Manx the same happened, but á sometimes remained [aː] as well.

Southern Manx
Manx Gaelic
Gaelg
Native to	Isle of Man
Ethnicity	Manx
Extinct	1974 after the death of Ned Maddrell before subsequent revival.
Language family	Indo-European Celtic Insular Celtic Goidelic Manx Southern Manx
Early forms	Primitive Irish Old Irish Middle Irish Classical Gaelic Manx
Official status
Official language in	Isle of Man
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

In Northern Manx, older (e)a before nn in the same syllable is diphthongised, while in Southern Manx it is lengthened but remains a monophthong. For example, kione (lit. 'head', cf. Irish: ceann) is [kʲaun] in the north but [kʲoːn] in the south.[2]

References

Sources

• Broderick, George (1984–1986). A Handbook of Late Spoken Manx (3 volumes). Tübingen, Germany: Niemeyer. ISBN 3-484-42903-8.

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