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Manx is not [[Official language|officially recognised]] by any national or regional government, although its contribution to [[Culture of the Isle of Man|Manx culture]] and tradition is acknowledged by some governmental and non-governmental bodies.

The Standing Orders of the [[House of Keys]] provide that: "The proceedings of the House shall be in English; but if a Member at any point pronounces a customary term or sentence in Manx Gaelic or any other language, the Speaker may call upon the Member for a translation."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/business/sto/Documents/20180604_PP2018-0067_KSO.pdf |title=Standing Orders of the House of Keys |access-date=15 June 2018 |pages=17}}</ref> An example was at the sitting on 12 February 2019, when an MHK used the expression {{lang|gv|boghtnid}},<ref>http{{Cite web |date=2019-02-12 |title=House of Keys Official Report |url=https://www.tynwald.org.im/spfile?file=/business/hansard/20002020/k190212.pdf House of Keys Hansard|website=tynwald.org}}</ref> stated to mean "nonsense".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://asmanxasthehills.com/kathleen-faragher-list-of-manx-words-and-manx-dialect-words/ |title=Kathleen Faragher's Manx Words & Manx Dialect Words |date=18 January 2015}}</ref><ref>However this word appears to have been adopted into Manx English, see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWxpnBogU6c] Braaid Eisteddfod: A poem by Annie Kissack (at 20 seconds)</ref>

Manx is used in the annual [[Tynwald]] ceremony and Manx words are used in official Tynwald publications.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tynwald - the Parliament of the Isle of Man |url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>

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[[File:St Mary’s Cathedral, Douglas Isle Man.jpeg|left|thumb|[[St. Mary of the Isle Church|St. Mary of the Isle Cathedral]], [[Douglas, Isle of Man]].]]

In a move towards the [[Catholic Church in the Isle of Man]] having a Bishop of its own, in September 2023 [[St. Mary of the Isle Church]] in [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]] was granted Co-[[Cathedral]] status by [[Pope Francis]]. During the [[Mass of Paul VI|Mass]] of dedication by [[Malcolm McMahon]], the [[Archbishop of Liverpool]], the [[Lord's Prayer]] was recited in Manx and the [[Manx National Anthem]] was also performed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curphey |first=Tom |date=2023-09-22 |title=Pope Francis grants 'rare honour' to Douglas church after 'year long process' |url=https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/pope-francis-grants-rare-honour-to-douglas-church-after-year-long-process-640101 {{Bare URL inline|datewebsite=AugustIsle 2024of Man Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cathedral Status for St Mary of the Isle, Douglas |url=https://manxcatholic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Cathedral-press-statement-for-Manx-media-22-Sept-23.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|datewebsite=August 2024manxcatholic.org.uk}}</ref><ref>[https://universecatholicweekly.co.uk/isle{{Cite web |date=2023-of10-man/27 |title=Joy for Isle of Man Catholics as cathedral date confirmed], [[|url=https://universecatholicweekly.co.uk/isle-of-man/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511184736/https://universecatholicweekly.co.uk/isle-of-man/ |archive-date=2024-05-11 |website=Universe Catholic Weekly]].}}</ref>

==See also==