Scottish Gaelic

American  

[skot-ish gol-ik, gey-lik] / ˈskɒt ɪʃ ˈgɒl ɪk, ˈgeɪ lɪk /

or, often, Scots Gaelic

noun

1. the Gaelic of the Hebrides and the Highlands of Scotland, also spoken as a second language in Nova Scotia. ScotGael, Scot. Gael.

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Scottish Gaelic British  

noun

1. the Goidelic language of the Celts of Scotland, spoken in the Highlands and Western Isles

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Example Sentences

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Scottish Gaelic

The podcast was commissioned by the BBC to celebrate the Cornish language's recent upgrade to top level protection by the government – alongside Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Welsh.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

The ceremony also will include female bishops for the first time, as well as hymns and prayers sung in Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic, as well as English.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

Yet Scots is formally recognized as one of Scotland’s three official languages, together with English and Scottish Gaelic.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2020

It became an official language of the European Union in 2007, and its nearest relatives are Scottish Gaelic and Manx, the researchers said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2018

Manx is a dialect mainly Celtic, and differing only slightly from the ancient Scottish Gaelic.

From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Caine, Hall, Sir