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  2. Scottish Gaelic dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    The first dictionary in the modern sense was published in 1780 by the Rev. William Shaw, the Galic and English Dictionary, which contained a large percentage of Irish terms. [1] This was quickly followed by Robert MacFarlane's small-scale dictionary, Nuadh Fhoclair Gaidhlig agus Beurla ("New Gaelic and English dictionary") in 1795. [ 1 ]

  3. Sgoil Ghàidhlig an Àrd-Bhaile - Wikipedia

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    Once students are functional in the language, they may learn to read and write Gaelic, either in continued immersion through Sgoil Ghàidhlig’s courses or through other methods. Sgoil Ghàidhlig an Àrd-Bhaile is supported by the Province of Nova Scotia through the Office of Gaelic Affairs , and works in co-operation with the Office of Gaelic ...

  4. Scottish Gaelic - Wikipedia

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    In November 2019, the language-learning app Duolingo opened a beta course in Gaelic. [105] [106] [107] Starting from summer 2020, children starting school in the Western Isles will be enrolled in GME (Gaelic-medium education) unless parents request differently. Children will be taught Scottish Gaelic from P1 to P4 and then English will be ...

  5. Goidelic languages - Wikipedia

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    Gaelic, by itself, is sometimes used to refer to Scottish Gaelic, especially in Scotland, and therefore is ambiguous.Irish and Manx are sometimes referred to as Irish Gaelic and Manx Gaelic (as they are Goidelic or Gaelic languages), but the use of the word Gaelic is unnecessary because the terms Irish and Manx, when used to denote languages, always refer to those languages.

  6. Gaelic - Wikipedia

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    Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, including: . Primitive Gaelic or Archaic Gaelic, the oldest known form of the Gaelic languages

  7. Edward Dwelly - Wikipedia

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    Dwelly's dictionary contains over 70,000 entries and is widely regarded as the most comprehensive dictionary of the Scottish Gaelic language compiled to date. So far, there have been over 12 printed editions (1920, 1930, 1941, 1949, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1988, 1993 and 2011) of the dictionary by various publishers.

  8. Scottish Gaelic grammar - Wikipedia

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    Lenition and slenderisation (also referred to as palatalisation or "i-infection") play a crucial role in Scottish Gaelic grammar. [2]Lenition (sometimes inaccurately referred to as "aspiration"), as a grammatical process, affects the pronunciation of initial consonants, and is indicated orthographically by the addition of an h :

  9. Canadian Gaelic - Wikipedia

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    Canadian Gaelic or Cape Breton Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic: Gàidhlig Chanada, A' Ghàidhlig Chanadach or Gàidhlig Cheap Bhreatainn), often known in Canadian English simply as Gaelic, is a collective term for the dialects of Scottish Gaelic spoken in Atlantic Canada.