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A Scottish Gaelic speaker, recorded in Scotland. The 2011 UK Census showed a total of 57,375 Gaelic speakers in Scotland (1.1% of population over three years old), of whom only 32,400 could also read and write the language. [46] Compared with the 2001 Census, there has been a diminution of about 1300 people. [47]
This is a list of council areas of Scotland ordered by the number of Scottish Gaelic speakers. Rank Council area Speakers Population Percentage(%) 1: Na h-Eileanan Siar:
Alasdair Allan; Ewen Bain; John Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of Kildonan; Meg Bateman (born 1959) [1]; Brahan Seer; John Brown (servant) Marjorie, Countess of Carrick; George Buchanan
According to the 2001 census Scottish Gaelic has 58,652 speakers (roughly 1% of the population of Scotland). In total 92,400 people aged three and over in Scotland had some Gaelic language ability in 2001. [25] 15,723 of these reside in the Outer Hebrides, where the language is spoken by the majority of the population. [26]
The last native Manx Gaelic speaker died in 1974, although there are ongoing attempts at revival. [95] While the Gàidhealtachd has retracted in the Highlands, Scottish Gaelic has enjoyed renewed support [96] with the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005, establishing the Bòrd na Gàidhlig under the devolved Scottish Government.
In numbers:. Gaelic language [ 254,415 The number of Gaelic speakers in 1851 - 6.3% of the Scottish population ],[ 57,600 How many speakers recorded in 2011 Census.
The Gaelic-speaking areas of Maritime Canada. In Canada, at one time Scottish Gaelic was the third most spoken language after English and French; in 1901, there were 50,000 speakers in Nova Scotia alone.
Glasgow Gaelic is an emerging dialect, described as "Gaelic with a Glasgow accent", [2] of Standard Scottish Gaelic. [3] It is spoken by about 10% of Scottish Gaelic speakers, making it the most spoken Dialect outside of the Highlands .