Salmond backs Gaelic as 'true national language'
GAELIC is a true national language and Scotland must create the economic and cultural opportunities for it to thrive, the First Minister has claimed.
Alex Salmond yesterday officially opened an 8 million centre at the Gaelic-medium college in Skye and announced 260,000 of government funding for it.
Fs – Gaelic for growth – is the centre for the creative and cultural industries, and aims to attract and support small- and medium-sized cultural enterprises.
Mr Salmond said 200,000 of the government money will provide digital TV production and post-production equipment, and 60,000 will support the college's plans for a Gaelic historical dictionary.
He said: "There can be no doubt that Gaelic truly is a national language.
What we must do is create the economic and cultural opportunities for Scotland's Gaelic speakers – and the language – to thrive."
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