Language

Scottish Gaelic

Celtic Languages

Scottish Gaelic, also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.

Facts

ISO 639-3 Code

gla 1

Speaker Count

70,000 1

2022 estimate, first- and second-language speakers in Scotland.

Status

Living 1

Region

Scotland; Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia 1

Scottish Gaelic

1 entry

Script Type

Directionality

Script Family (Lineage)

Origin Period Start Year

Influenced

Connections

Source Wikipedia: Scottish Gaelic

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Scottish Gaelic

Wikimedia Foundation

Lead section
Scottish Gaelic (endonym: Gaidhlig), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
gla
Infobox, Speakers (Total)
70,000 L1 and L2 speakers in Scotland (2022)
Lead section, first sentence
is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland.
Infobox, Region
Scotland; Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
In Family: Indo-European, Infobox, Language family
Top family: Indo-European; immediate branch: Goidelic (within Insular Celtic).

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