(), founded in 1984 as (; "the Learners' Society"), is an organisation based in

Inverness Inverness (; ; from the , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highland ...

which seeks to support learners of the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

language and has campaigned actively to promote the language. Clì organises classes ranging from "coffee mornings" and one-day conversation courses to Ùlpan and grammar courses throughout Scotland. It also produces materials for learners, including the quarterly magazine ''Cothrom'' (the name means "a chance" in Gaelic). Clì was also mentioned in news as lobbying to make the

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TV channel available on

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. One of its members is

Alasdair Allan Alasdair James Allan (born 6 May 1971) is a Scottish politician serving as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency since 2007. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he served in the Scottis ...

, MSP, currently the Scottish Government's Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages. In 2016, Bòrd na Gàidhlig cut Clì out of its budget, and as a result, the organization voted to fold on 12 November 2016.

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''Tional'' website
Political advocacy groups in Scotland Scottish Gaelic language Scottish Gaelic education Educational organisations based in the United Kingdom Organisations based in Inverness {{Scotland-org-stub

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