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Scots language

Scots is a language variety of West Germanic origin. It is an Anglic language and descended from Early Middle English; therefore, Modern Scots is a sister language of Modern English. Scots is classified as an official language of Scotland, a regional or minority language of Europe, and a vulnerable language by UNESCO. In a Scottish census from 2022, over…

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Dialects
Central · Southern · Northern · Insular · Ulster
Early forms
Northumbrian Old English Early Middle English Early Scots Middle Scots · Early Middle English Early Scots Middle Scots · Early Scots Middle Scots · Middle Scots
ELP
Scots
Ethnicity
Scots
Glottolog
scot1243
ISO 639-2
sco

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Scots language

Nodes291
Edges290
Triples201
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006873
Components1

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Scots language

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related to Geographic distribution · 44
Scots language → Aberdeen Scots Leid Quorum, Antrim, Arran, Aye, Caithness, Campaigners, Campbeltown, Can, Census, Central Scots, Dialects, Do, Donegal, Down, East Donegal, Fintona-born, General Register Office, Gregg, GRO, In Scotland
related to history · 43
Scots language → Additionally, Anglo-Saxon, Auld Alliance, Bernicia, Borders, Brittonic, By, Contemporary Scottish Gaelic, Cumbric, Danelaw, Dutch, Early Scots, England, English, French, From, In, King David, Kingdom, Later
related to Education · 19
Scots language → Applied Linguistics, December, Education Scotland, English, It, Languages, Much, One, Open University, Open University's School, OU, Previously, Scotland, Scotland's, Scots, Scottish, Standard English, The, Write
related to Media · 15
Scots language → Burns Night, David Walliams, Diary, English, Harry Potter, In, It, Roald Dahl, Scots, Since, Spotify, The, The Gruffalo, The National, Wimpy Kid
related to Government · 13
Scots language → Council, Europe, In, In September, It, Scotland's, Scots, Scots Language Policy, Scottish, Scottish Government, The Scottish Government, The Scottish Parliament, UK Government
Language family · 6
Scots language → AnglicScots, Anglo-FrisianAnglicScots, GermanicWest GermanicNorth Sea GermanicAnglo-FrisianAnglicScots, North Sea GermanicAnglo-FrisianAnglicScots, Scots, West GermanicNorth Sea GermanicAnglo-FrisianAnglicScots
Dialects · 5
Scots language → Central, Insular, Northern, Southern, Ulster
related to External links · 5
Scots language → Dialects, English, Language CentreInternet Archive Collection, Scots, Scots-onlineThe Scots Language SocietyScots
Early forms · 4
Scots language → Early Middle English Early Scots Middle Scots, Early Scots Middle Scots, Middle Scots, Northumbrian Old English Early Middle English Early Scots Middle Scots
Region · 2
Scots language → Scotland: Scottish Lowlands, Northern Isles, Caithness, Arran and Campbeltown, Ulster (Ireland): Counties Down, Antrim, Londonderry, Donegal and Armagh

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scots english language scotland scottish century dialect standard also used modern many census northern early use languages gaelic england often

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Scots languageDialectsCentral1.00infobox
Scots languageDialectsSouthern1.00infobox
Scots languageDialectsNorthern1.00infobox
Scots languageDialectsInsular1.00infobox
Scots languageDialectsUlster1.00infobox
Scots languageEarly formsNorthumbrian Old English Early Middle English Early Scots Middle Scots1.00infobox
Scots languageEarly formsEarly Middle English Early Scots Middle Scots1.00infobox
Scots languageEarly formsEarly Scots Middle Scots1.00infobox
Scots languageEarly formsMiddle Scots1.00infobox
Scots languageELPScots1.00infobox
Scots languageEthnicityScots1.00infobox
Scots languageGlottologscot12431.00infobox
Scots languageISO 639-2sco1.00infobox
Scots languageISO 639-3sco1.00infobox
Scots languageLanguage familyGermanicWest GermanicNorth Sea GermanicAnglo-FrisianAnglicScots1.00infobox
Scots languageLanguage familyWest GermanicNorth Sea GermanicAnglo-FrisianAnglicScots1.00infobox
Scots languageLanguage familyNorth Sea GermanicAnglo-FrisianAnglicScots1.00infobox
Scots languageLanguage familyAnglo-FrisianAnglicScots1.00infobox
Scots languageLanguage familyAnglicScots1.00infobox
Scots languageLanguage familyScots1.00infobox
Scots languageLinguasphere(varieties: 52-ABA-aaa to -aav) 52-ABA-aa (varieties: 52-ABA-aaa to -aav)1.00infobox
Scots languageNative speakers1,508,540 able to speak Scots (2022) 55,817 report speaking Scots at home (2011)1.00infobox
Scots languageNative toUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland1.00infobox
Scots languageOfficial language inScotland1.00infobox
Scots languagePronunciation[skɔts]1.00infobox
Scots languageRecognised minority language inNorthern Ireland (as Ulster Scots) Republic of Ireland (County Donegal; also as Ulster Scots)1.00infobox
Scots languageRegionScotland: Scottish Lowlands, Northern Isles, Caithness, Arran and Campbeltown1.00infobox
Scots languageRegionUlster (Ireland): Counties Down, Antrim, Londonderry, Donegal and Armagh1.00infobox
Scots languageWriting systemLatin1.00infobox

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