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t. e. Scottish Gaelic (/ ˈɡælɪk /, GAL-ik; endonym: Gàidhlig [ˈkaːlɪkʲ] ⓘ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old ...
In a 2010 Scottish Government study, 85% of respondents noted they speak Scots. [27] According to the 2011 census, 1,541,693 people can speak Scots in Scotland, approximately 30% of the population. [2] The 2011 census asked people to specify the language that they used at home. [28]
Scots is recognised as an indigenous language of Scotland by the Scottish government, [ 8 ] a regional or minority language of Europe, [ 9 ] and a vulnerable language by UNESCO. [ 10 ][ 11 ] In a Scottish census from 2022, over 1.5 million people in Scotland reported being able to speak Scots.
While Scots remained a commonly spoken language, the southern Scottish English dialect was the preferred language for publications from the 18th century to the present day. Today most Scottish people speak Scottish English, which has some distinctive vocabulary and may be influenced to varying degrees by Scots.
Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig [ˈkaːlɪkʲ] ⓘ), is a Celtic language native to Scotland. A member of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic, like Modern Irish and Manx, developed out of Middle Irish. Most of modern Scotland was once Gaelic-speaking, as evidenced especially by Gaelic-language placenames.
James Adolphus Oughton. John Ross (missionary) Michael Russell (politician) Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk. Donald Stewart (Scottish politician) John Roy Stewart. Derick Thomson. Mary Anne MacLeod Trump. William J. Watson.
James VI and I sought to subdue the Gaels and wipe out their culture; [citation needed] first in the Scottish Highlands via repressive laws such as the Statutes of Iona, and then in Ireland by colonizing Gaelic land with English and Scots-speaking Protestant settlers. In the following centuries Gaelic language was suppressed and mostly ...
For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Highland English (Scots: Hieland Inglis, Scottish Gaelic: Beurla na Gaidhealtachd) [1] is the variety of Scottish English spoken by many in Gaelic -speaking areas and the Hebrides. [2] It is more strongly influenced by Gaelic than are other forms of Scottish English. [3][4]