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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.


Scottish Gaelic British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Coronation on Saturday will be the first to incorporate other languages spoken in Britain, with a hymn set to be sung in Welsh, Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2023

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

Irish and Scottish Gaelic differ considerably in point of vocabulary, but there are also important divergences in phonetics and inflections.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

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