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

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

For centuries, Manx — part of the Celtic language family like Irish and Scottish Gaelic — was how people on the island communicated in their everyday lives.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022

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

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2020

In a Scottish Gaelic poem Tiamat figures as "The Yellow Muilearteach", who is slain by Finn-mac-Coul, assisted by his warrior band.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander