Around 1,000 elderly Gaelic speakers die each year and the language is perishing with them right before our eyes.

The most recent census data for 2002 shows that less than 5% of the population are Gaelic speakers.

The census results indicate a decline of 7,300 Gaelic speakers from 1991.

There'll not be many Gaelic speakers left here now.

The number of Gaelic speakers has fluctuated over the last century.

His parents were Scottish Gaelic speakers who both spoke the language at home.

In the 2001 census, the percentage of Gaelic speakers had dropped to 14%.

He was particularly equipped for this as a native Gaelic speaker.

As of the modern 21st century, there are still a few Gaelic speakers in the community.

By 1991 about a third of the island's population were Gaelic speakers.