Complex sentence: This is the smallest drop between censuses since the Gaelic language question was first asked in 1881, which the Scottish Government's language minister and Bord na Gaidhlig took as evidence that Gaelic's long decline has slowed.
Split into simpler sentences: This is the smallest drop between censuses since the Gaelic language question was first asked in 1881. The Scottish Government's language minister and "Bord na Gaidhlig" took this as evidence that Gaelic's long decline has slowed.