Gaelic, Scottish
A language of United Kingdom
| Population | 58,700 in United Kingdom (2003 census). Population total all countries: 66,780. |
| Region | North and central counties of Ross, islands of Hebrides and Skye, Glasgow. Also in Australia, Canada, United States. |
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Ireland and United Kingdom |
| Alternate names | “Erse” , Gaelic, Scots Gaelic |
| Dialects | The Gaelic of the Bible is based on Perthshire dialect of 1801, somewhat distant from today’s spoken dialects. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Celtic, Insular, Goidelic |
| Language use | Resurgence of interest in Scottish Gaelic in 1990s bolstered by establishment of Scotland’s own Parliament. Home, church, community. In bilingual areas Gaelic usually is L1 of instruction for most primary subjects. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 50% (1971 census). Taught in primary schools. Gaelic secondary schools. Magazines. Newspapers. Radio programs. Bible: 1801–1992. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Status rising since the establishment of Scots Parliament. VSO. |
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