Scottish language

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Scottish language may be:

  • Scottish Gaelic language - the Q-Celtic language spoken in Scotland today, and the language of the late Iron-Age/medieval Scots. In the medieval context, this should be understood as referring to the languages commonly known as the Middle Irish language and the Old Irish language
  • Scots language - deriving from northern Middle English, this is a West Germanic language spoken in parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, and County Donegal, Ireland
  • Scottish English - the group of dialects of the English language currently used in Scotland
See also