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  • english, gaetic, scots EDIT: Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. In Scotland it is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic spoken by some in the Highlands and Islands (especially the Hebrides). Scots is also spoken in parts of Northern Ireland and border areas of the Republic of Ireland, where it is known in official circles as Ulster Scots or Ullans. Since there are no universally accepted criteria for distinguishing languages from dialects, scholars and other interested parties often disagree about the linguistic, historical and social status of Scots. Although a number of paradigms do exist those often render sometimes contradictory results (See Dialect). Consequently Scots has, on one hand, traditionally been regarded as one of the ancient dialects of English but also has its own ancient and distinct dialects. Scots has often been treated as part of English as spoken in Scotland but differing significantly from the Standard Scottish English taught in schools. On the other hand, it has been regarded as a distinct Germanic language the way Swedish is distinct from Danish. Its subordinance to Anglo-English has also been compared to that of Frisian being subordinate Dutch in the Netherlands. Thus Scots can be interpreted as a collective term for the dialects of English spoken or originating in Scotland, or it can be interpreted as the autochthonous language of Lowland Scotland. (See Status below) Native speakers in Scotland and Ireland usually refer to their idiom as (braid) Scots (Eng: Broad Scots) or use a dialect name such as the Doric or the Buchan Claik. The old fashioned Scotch occurs occasionally, especially in Ireland. Some literary forms are often referred to as Lallans (Lowlands). (wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_language
  • I asked my friend from Scotland and he said they speak English and Gaelic.
  • About 95% of people speak English, and only English. In the Highlands and Islands (particularly the smaller of the Outer Hebrides) some speak Erse or Scots Gaelic but very few people speak only Gaelic, and they are generally from the older generation. The normal language for everyday communication is English. Some efforts have been made to re-intoduce Gaelic as a more widespread language- and it is taught in schools in Northern Scotland, although a syet it hasn't been embraced with quite the same enthusiasm as the re-introduction of teaching Welsh in Wales.
  • we speak scottish! it varies from place to place though! in glasgow u speak glaswegian or more commonly known as 'slang', for example yes= aye no= naw mum= maw or ma dad= da haudyerweesht= be quiet tomorrow= the morra and so on.
  • Dorick
  • Probably .0001% of them may speak the original Pictish tongue.
  • English, and some speak Gaelic.
  • Eglish. there are places where gaelic is spoke but it is predominately english

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