Does Scotland have its own language?

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Kayleigh Q

Gaelic but its a dying language, not many people speak it especially in the central lowlands the most populated part of Scotland.

It is a member of the Goidelic languages which includes Irish Gaelic, Welsh and Manx (isle of Man).

There is also the Scots Language or lowland Scots which is a variation on old English.

Before the treaty of the union 1707 Scots was a language in its own rights. Today people speak a mixture of Scots and Scottish English

Scotland F

aye they dae ! we dont talk english thats fur sure ;) n aye thurs another scottish language gaelic . if ye no wit am sayin the noo then ye cin underston a scottish accent :) ALBA GU BRATH !

Loobyloo

Yes, we do, on the west coast of Scotland a lot of locals do still speak Gaelic, and it is being encouraged in schools more widely as to not lose the language, as many of the houses are being bought up by `foreign` non-gaelic speakers.

On the East coast (where I live) we speak the Doric, which is a very strong accented type of English but some words are very similar to German and Scandinavian languages. The accents in the Doric also vary from village to village, and you can often tell which village someone has grown up in by their accent. Even if villages are only a few miles apart the difference in the local accent is quite startling, and often this is the root of much banter on an evening out!
When I started school, we were taught to speak English, so when I got home I only spoke the Doric, but it is now being encouraged more in school, again not to lose the language and the history of the area.
Only very few people outwith Scotland would be able to understand broad Doric, as even though it is still English, it is almost unrecognisable as the English language.
Yoy can buy Doric dictionarys, so if you are interested in different accents, it`s worth buying one, some of the words and phrases are very funny!

FreakGirl

yup, Gaelic. english is mroe commonly spoken up there though x.

Ello Guv

There is Scots Gaelic but it isn't as popular as Welsh is in Wales.

I should be doing something else

Scottish Gaelic.

It is spoken, though not widely, but schools are experiencing a greater uptake of it as of late.

manx_sue

Yes it does ~ It's Scottish Gaelic
Also
Wales
Iraland
cornwall
and
The Isle of Man :-)
Have their own languages too ~

Celia H

Scotland has two languages apart from English - Gaelic, a living minority language, and Scots, now a historic language, and best known through the poetry of Robert Burns.

Slan na Gael!

Liz S

most of scotland speaks english but parts of scotland have their own language it is called gaelic

Twin1-BroOke x

Gaelic :)!

tormolly

yes we have Doric spoken in the north east and Scots Gaelic which is becoming more and more popular.
It is alive and kicking my little grandson starts school this year and will attending a gaelic only class until primary 4.He na his brother have attended gaelic playgroup and nursery,none of us speak gaelic but we are pleased our little ones are getting the chance.

Jamie

In remote parts of Scotland they still speak gaelic which was the language which Scottish used to speek.

Laury Sparks

Yes, i think in some parts they speak Gaelic but not many do.

David H

You`d think so if you went to Glasgow.

B.A. CREATURE

YA HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT DRUNK TO UNDERSTAND IT

â™¥ charlotte.

Nope. I don't think so, anyway...

oldhippieman

Its called scottish in english, but most people speak english instead

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