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Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic (/ˈɡælɪk/ ⓘ GAL-ik; endonym: Gàidhlig ⓘ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongside both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish.

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Dialects
Argyll · Arran † · Beurla Reagaird · Canadian · Deeside †
Early forms
Old Irish Middle Irish · Middle Irish
ELP
Scottish Gaelic
Ethnicity
Scottish Gaels
Glottolog
scot1245
ISO 639-1
gd

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Scottish Gaelic

Nodes300
Edges299
Triples357
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006667
Components1

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Scottish Gaelic

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related to Further reading · 33
Scottish Gaelic → Ball, Cameron, Charles, Comprehensive Grammar, Dunedin Academic Press, Edinburgh, Elements, Fife, Gaelic Grammar, Gaelic Thesaurus, Garbhan, Gillies, Global Language Press, ISBN, James, London, Lulu Enterprises, Martin, North CarolinaMcLeod, Planning
related to Origins · 31
Scottish Gaelic → Alba, An, Argyll, Based, Bilingualism, By, Campbell, Caustantín, CE, Clyde, Constantine II, During, Dál Riata, Ewan Campbell, Firth, Forth, Gaelic, Gaelicisation, Gaelicised Scots, However
related to Defunct dialects · 28
Scottish Gaelic → Although, Argyll, Dialects, Eastern, Gaelic, Inner Hebridean, Irish, Islay, Isle, Kintyre, Lochaber, Lowland Gaelic, Moyle, Mull, North Channel, North East Ireland, Nova Scotia, Outer Hebrides, Rathlin, Records
related to Lexicon · 27
Scottish Gaelic → Brittonic, CE, Celtic, Christianity, Didòmhnaich, Diluain, Dimàirt, Disathairne, English, French, Gaelic, Germanic, Goidelic, However, Irish, Latin, Many, Middle Irish, Monday, Norse
related to Decline · 26
Scottish Gaelic → Alexander, Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon, Caithness Norn, Clyde, David, During, Edgar, English, Forth, Gaelic, Gaelic's, His, King Malcolm Canmore, Malcolm Canmore's, Malcolm III, Many, Margaret, Moray, Norman French
related to Media · 26
Scottish Gaelic → Astra, BBC Alba, BBC Scotland, Europe, Freesat, Freeview, Gaelic, Gaelic-language, Gàidheal, It, Launched, MG Alba, Radio, Scotland, Scottish Government, September, Sky, STV Central, TeleG, The
related to Status · 26
Scottish Gaelic → Act, Charter, Council, ECRML, EU, Europe, European Union, Following, Gaelic, Gaelic Language, Gaelic's, Government, January, Memorandum, Minority Languages, Part III, Regional, Scotland, Scottish Government, The ECRML
related to Preservation and revitalization · 24
Scottish Gaelic → Along, Bòrd, Canada, Concerns, Culture, Currently, English, Gaelic, Gaelic Language, Gaelic-medium, Gàidhlig, However, In, Isle, Nova Scotia, One, Outer Hebrides, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Scotland, Scottish Government
related to External links · 23
Scottish Gaelic → Advent, BBC Alba, Comhairle, Dwelly's Gaelic, Eilean SiarScottish Gaelic Swadesh, Expansion, Faclair Dwelly, Gaelic, Gaelic Affairs, Lecture, Loidhne, Lìon, March, Medieval Scotland, Resource Database, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig's, Scotia Office, Scottish GaelicAn Comunn's, Scottish GaelicDASG, Sir John Rhys Memorial
related to Name · 22
Scottish Gaelic → Aside, Beginning, English, Erse, GA-lik, Gaeilge, Gaelg, Gaelic, GAY-lik, However, Inglis, Irish, Lowland, Lowlands, Manx, Middle English, Prior, Scotland, Scots, Scottis

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gaelic scottish language scotland english speakers also irish century languages used scots people government education number highland na scotia use

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Scottish GaelicDialectsArgyll1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsArran †1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsBeurla Reagaird1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsCanadian1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsDeeside †1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsEast Sutherland †1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsGalwegian †1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsGlaswegian1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsKintyre1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsLewis1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsMid-Minch1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsPerthshire1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsSkye1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsSouthern Hebridean1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsWest Sutherland1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicDialectsothers1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicEarly formsOld Irish Middle Irish1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicEarly formsMiddle Irish1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicELPScottish Gaelic1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicEthnicityScottish Gaels1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicGlottologscot12451.00infobox
Scottish GaelicISO 639-1gd1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicISO 639-2gla1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicISO 639-3gla1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicLanguage familyCelticInsular CelticGoidelicScottish Gaelic1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicLanguage familyInsular CelticGoidelicScottish Gaelic1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicLanguage familyGoidelicScottish Gaelic1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicLanguage familyScottish Gaelic1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicLinguasphere50-AAA1.00infobox
Scottish GaelicNative toUnited Kingdom, Canada1.00infobox

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