Talk:Gàidhealtachd
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Might there be a map of the Gaidhealtachd? -- Anon
[edit] Loanword
Gaeltacht as a loanword of scottish gaelic is somewhat dubious due to both being dialects of the same language and also the name in itself can be formed from roots in both irish and scots gaelic
- I've rephrased the reference to Gaeltacht and removed the reference to it being a loanword. I don't know whether it is or isn't, but if you add it back, please leave some sort of citation or reference here. ☸ Moilleadóir 06:55, 14 February 2007 (UTC) ☏
[edit] Pictish
Note that much of the east of Scotland was a Pictish speaking area and, although some parts switched from Pictish to Gaelic, others switched from Pictish to Scots, so it's a little exaggerated to claim that all of Scotland was Gaelic speaking at any time. -- Derek Ross 22:01, 16 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- It's not so much that, more that Pictish was absorbed into Gaelic. Northumberland was Gaelic-speaking at one time, actually. --Gabriel Beecham/Kwekubo 19:29, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- That's nonsense, all Picts went from Pictish to either Gaelic or Norse, unless you suppose Pictish survived until the thirteenth century, when we have the first evidence for English north of the Forth. - Calgacus 22:11, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Caithness
The inclusion of Caithness as a traditionally lowland scots speaking area is as misleading as it is common. The northernmost part of Caithness went from Norse to Lallans but Gaelic was also widely spoken in the region as well.
