Scotland, like Northern Ireland, has a small Gaelic language education system, but it is also growing.
The report, Public Attitudes Towards the Gaelic Language, followed a survey of the general public and a separate survey of 56 fluent Gaelic speakers.
The BBC launched a Gaelic channel, BBC Alba, in September last year, which promotes the Gaelic language, while hoping to appeal to audiences across Scotland.
These three islands, part of the Gaelic language-speaking region of Gaeltacht, seem stuck in a time warp as a symbol of the Ireland of yesteryear.
The research found 65% of those surveyed thought more should be done to promote Gaelic in Scotland and 81% felt it was important Gaelic language traditions were not lost.
Despite making her name for singing in the Gaelic language, Fowlis recorded two songs for the film - Touch of Sky and Into the Open Air - in English.
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Under , the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 Bord na Gaidhlig was required to prepare and submit to Scottish ministers a national Gaelic language plan which must include proposals as to the exercise of its functions under that Act.
Although outsiders are sometimes enthusiastic about their children learning Gaelic, language campaigners admit that many locals have long thought that it is English that matters most for their bairns' future.
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The Hebrides also have a living ancient language: Gaelic is more widely spoken here than anywhere else in Scotland.
Scots Gaelic, really only still spoken as a native language in a few of the Western Islands.
Mr Salmond said the investment would help expand Gaelic education in schools, and lead to more people using the language.
Cornish has died out as a native language but is being revived: and of course Irish Gaelic, or Erse, is still spoken, more widely in the west of the island than the east.
Academics are divided about the status of language which is based on English with influences from Irish, Scots Gaelic and Lowland Scots.
The study found that the further advantage for Gaelic-speaking children may have been due to the formal teaching of the language and its extensive literature.
Members of a Gaelic speaking society are, apparently, still smarting after their inquiries about promoting the language in Scotland were batted away by Scottish government officials, who told them that more people speak Farsi than Gaelic in modern Scotland.
The European Language Equality Network (Elen) represents 37 lesser used languages, including Scottish Gaelic.
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The Scottish Government said it works with Gaelic groups "on a daily basis" and has a "very good" record of supporting and promoting the language.
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