The Scots language is the language of the Scottish Lowlands, Caithness, and the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland). It is closely related to standard English, and there is a long running, heated debate as to whether it is a dialect or a language in its own right. It is not to be confused with Gaelic, although there has been some mutual influence. The Scots language goes by many different names.
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- West Germanic language. For the dialects of English spoken in Scotland, see Scottish English. For the Celtic language, see Scottish Gaelic.
- English is the main language spoken in Scotland, although 30 percent of the population claims to use the Scottish language, a dialect of the English language.
- What language is spoken in Scotland?
- The Scots Language Centre defines Scots as “one of three native languages spoken in Scotland today, the other two being English and Scottish Gaelic.
- Details on Scottish Gaelic Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic language of Scotland.
- In the 11th century it was spoken almost everywhere in what is now Scotland, but ceased to exist as the language of the Scottish court around that time.
- Further official recognition came with the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005. The Act gave Gaelic equal respect to English as a national language of Scotland.
- Scotland has three main languages, English, Scottish Gaelic, and Scots. English is spoken by most everyone in the country.
- The English spoken in Scotland is a dialect known as Scottish English. Scotland’s Celtic languages are either Goidelic (Gaelic) or Brittonic.
- Scottish (Scots (Scottish Gaelic: Beurla Ghallda/Albais, Scots: Scots)) is a West Germanic language variety spoken in Scotland and parts of Ulster in...
