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MSPs back new powers supporting Gaelic and Scots

MSPs have voted unanimously in favour of new powers aimed at encouraging greater use of Gaelic and Scots. The Scottish government said the Scottish Languages Bill would strengthen parents' rights to ...
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New powers proposed to support Gaelic and Scots

The Western Isles is the council area with the most Gaelic speakers in Scotland Scottish local authorities could get new powers to promote Gaelic The Scottish government is expected to publish a new ...
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American tourist orders whisky in Scottish Gaelic, locals stunned

Scottish Gaelic has been spoken as an indigenous language in Scotland for thousands of years, and it is as different from ...
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Scots and Gaelic teaching must be strengthened says report

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The Scotsman

Stornoway Gaelic Cafe ignites new hope for Scottish languages endangered in their own heartlands

In the heart of the Isle of Lewis sits the newly opened An Taigh Cèilidh, the ‘Gaelic cafe’ that has Scots hopeful about the future of their endangered language. Picture this – you discover a love of ...
BBC

Provision for Scottish Gaelic speakers

I went on my first visit to the Western Isles last week. As someone learning Welsh, I was appalled by the lack of prominence given to the language. I agree with the comments made by those who suggest ...
The Scotsman

Scots speakers experience 'threats and hate speech' amid calls to 'depoliticise' Gaelic

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RTE Online

The Hobbit translated into Scots Gaelic for first time

One of the world's best-selling books has been translated into Scots Gaelic. Professor of Gaelic and translation at the University of Aberdeen Moray Watson began working on a Scots Gaelic draft of JRR ...
Daily Record

Gaelic and Scots gain official status on St Andrew’s Day in 'historic milestone'

The Gaelic and Scots languages have gained official status in a “historic milestone” as people across Scotland mark St Andrew’s Day. It is one of a range of measures which come into force on November ...

Here's cheers if you want to know some Gaelic

Borrowed from the Gaelic slàinte mhath 'good health', slainte is a popular toast in Scots with a meaning equivalent to ‘cheers’ in English.
New Statesman

The triumph of The Death of Bunny Munro

The ancient Scottish language is wrestling with new and old identities. By Rachel Ashcroft The Hebridean Baker has more than 243,000 TikTok followers. Among his recipe clips are videos of Scottish ...