Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland, historically spoken in the Highlands and Islands and closely related to Irish and Manx.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Celtic language
Goidelic language
natural language
closelyRelatedTo Irish
Manx
derivedFrom Old Irish
developedFrom Old Irish
surface form: Middle Irish
hasAssociatedCulture Gaelic culture of Scotland
hasEndonym Gàidhlig
hasGrammaticalFeature VSO word order
case system
grammatical gender
initial consonant mutation
hasLoanwordsFrom English
Norse
Scots
hasMajorDialect Scottish Gaelic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Islay Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lewis Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Mainland Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Skye Gaelic
hasNumberOfCasesApprox 4
hasNumberOfGenders 2
hasOfficialStatus regional language
hasOfficialStatusIn Scotland
hasOrthographicStandard Gaelic Orthographic Conventions
hasPhonologicalFeature broad and slender consonant distinction
hasStandardForm Scottish Gaelic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Scottish Standard Gaelic
hasTypicalWordOrder verb–subject–object
hasWritingTraditionSince Middle Ages
historicallySpokenIn Scottish Highlands
Scottish Islands
ISO639-1Code gd
ISO639-2Code gla
ISO639-3Code gla
isTaughtAt Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
University of Edinburgh
University of Glasgow
nativeTo Scotland
partOfLanguageFamily Celtic
Indo-European language family
surface form: Indo-European
primaryCountry United Kingdom
primaryRegion Scotland
recognizedUnder European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
regulatedBy Bòrd na Gàidhlig
subfamilyOf Goidelic branch of Celtic languages
usedIn Gaelic-medium education in Scotland
usedInMedia BBC Alba
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
writingSystem Latin script

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Early Modern Irish followedBy Scottish Gaelic
Early Modern Irish basisFor Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Opera languageOfWorkOrName Scottish Gaelic
Ulster Irish closelyRelatedTo Scottish Gaelic
Ulster Irish sharesIsoglossesWith Scottish Gaelic
this entity surface form: Scottish Gaelic of Islay and Kintyre
Elie and Earlsferry regionalLanguage Scottish Gaelic
Hamish languageOfOrigin Scottish Gaelic
Inverkeithing language Scottish Gaelic
World War I poetry hasLanguage Scottish Gaelic
Jacobite risings languageOfParticipants Scottish Gaelic
Scottish clans languageOfTradition Scottish Gaelic
Orr hasLanguageOfOrigin Scottish Gaelic
Coronation of Charles III language Scottish Gaelic
Cullen hasLanguageOfOrigin Scottish Gaelic
Black Douglases language Scottish Gaelic
Helensburgh language Scottish Gaelic
Alan usedInLanguage Scottish Gaelic
Scottish National Party language Scottish Gaelic
John languageOfUse Scottish Gaelic
Galloway languageHistoricallySpoken Scottish Gaelic
this entity surface form: Gaelic
Callander languageUsed Scottish Gaelic
Dunkeld language Scottish Gaelic
central Scotland language Scottish Gaelic
subject surface form: Central Scotland
Old Town of Edinburgh language Scottish Gaelic
Parlamaid na h-Alba legislativeLanguage Scottish Gaelic
Dumfriesshire historicalLanguage Scottish Gaelic
Kincardine traditionalLanguage Scottish Gaelic
Isabella of Mar languageSpoken Scottish Gaelic
Marjorie Bruce languageSpoken Scottish Gaelic
Bluemull Sound hasLanguageRegion Scottish Gaelic
Highland council area recognizedLanguage Scottish Gaelic
Port Mòr language Scottish Gaelic
Lord of the Isles languageOfTitle Scottish Gaelic
Shetland Islands Council hasLanguage Scottish Gaelic
Tayside region (historic) language Scottish Gaelic
Cameron languageOfOrigin Scottish Gaelic
Angus South hasLanguage Scottish Gaelic
Manx closelyRelatedTo Scottish Gaelic
Gare Loch languageOfToponym Scottish Gaelic
Craig hasLanguageOfOrigin Scottish Gaelic
Rum Cuillin languageOfName Scottish Gaelic
Carn a’ Ghaill languageOfName Scottish Gaelic
Carn a’ Ghaill hasNameInLanguage Scottish Gaelic
Caledonian MacBrayne languageOfBranding Scottish Gaelic