Gaelic Added to Duolingo

The motion

That the Parliament applauds the introduction of Gaelic to the app, Duolingo; thanks Màrtainn Mac a' Bhàillidh, Ciaran Iòsaph MacAonghais, Iagan MacAonghais, and Joanne McLennan for developing the course; acknowledges that the language joins over 30 others offered via the app; considers that, with over 300 million users, Duolingo is one of the pre-eminent free language learning apps; acknowledges that there an estimated 57,000 recorded Gaelic speakers and that over one-third of this figure, around 20,000 people, have already signed up to the course, which is launching during the 2019 UN International Year of Indigenous Languages; believes that indigenous languages represent a pillar of a nation’s culture, and looks forward to what it hopes will be the increasing prevalence of Gaelic speakers in Scotland and around the world.

The Member has provided the following translation:

Gàidhlig air a cur ri Duolingo
Gu bheil a’ Phàrlamaid a’ cur fàilte air an naidheachd gu bheil a’Ghàidhlig a-nis air aplacaid Duolingo; gu bheil i a’ cur fàilte air Màrtainn Mac a’ Bhàillidh, Ciaran Iòsaph MacAonghais, Iagan MacAonghais, agus Joanne Niclllinnein airson a bhith a’ deasachadh a’ chùrsa; gu bheil i a’ toirtfa-near gu bheil a’ Ghàidhlig gu bhith am measg 30 cànan eile a tha rim faighinn tron aplacaid; gu bheil i den bheachd, le còrr is 300 millean cleachdaiche, gu bheil Duolingo air aon de na h-aplacaidean as mòr-chòrdte gus cànanan ionnsachadh saor is an-asgaidh; gu bheil i a’ toirt fa-near gu bheilearden bheachd gu bheil 57,000 neach-labhairt Gàidhlig ann, agus gu bheil còrr isan treas cuid den àireamh seo, mu 20,000 duine, air clàradh airson a’ chùrsamar-thà, a tha ga chur air bhog rè 2019, Bliadhna Cànanan Dùthchasach nan Dùthchannan Aonaichte; gu bheil i a’ creidsinn gu bheil cànanan dùthchasach nan colbhan ann an cultar nàisein, agus gu bheil i a’ dèanamh fiughair ri bhith a’ faicinn, tha i an dòchas, sìor fhàs ann an àireamhan luchd-labhairt na Gàidhlig ann an Alba agus air feadh an t-saoghail.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

SNP 13 Green 2 Con 2 Lab 1 Ind 1

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