Scottish Gaelic
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Gàidhlig, or Scottish Gaelic, is a language spoken primarily in Scotland but also in Cape Breton Island, Canada. The Distribution of Gàidhlig speakers in Scotland roughly matches the geographic highlands region, indeed the Gàidhlig word Gàidhealtacht (Gaeldom in english) has become synonymous with the word highlands when describing the region.
Gàidhlig is a Celtic language most closely related to Gaeilge and Gaelg, the Irish and Manx branches of the Goidelic language group. The full filiation of Gàidhlig is as follows:
- Indo-European
- Celtic
- Insular Celtic
- Goidelic
- Gàidhlig