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| − | The term '''Scots''' can refer to the people of | + | The term '''Scots''' can refer to the people of [[Scotland]]. The Scottish are a [[Celt|Celtic]] people. |
==Scots the language== | ==Scots the language== | ||
| − | '''Scots''' is a language | + | '''Scots''' is a language descended from Old English, it is spoken by up to 1,500,000 people in the Lowlands of Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland where it is known as Ulster Scots or Ullans. |
| − | + | Scots is part of the Anglic language group along with the closely related, and sometimes mutually intelligible [[English]] language. | |
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* [http://www.scots-online.org/ Scots-online] | * [http://www.scots-online.org/ Scots-online] | ||
Revision as of 22:53, October 25, 2009
Scots (the people)
The term Scots can refer to the people of Scotland. The Scottish are a Celtic people.
Scots the language
Scots is a language descended from Old English, it is spoken by up to 1,500,000 people in the Lowlands of Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland where it is known as Ulster Scots or Ullans.
Scots is part of the Anglic language group along with the closely related, and sometimes mutually intelligible English language.
- Scots-online
- Scots Language Centre
- ScotsteXt - books, poems and texts in Scots
- The Online Scots Dictionary
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language
- Scots Wikipedia[1].