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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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 ...

Scottish Gaelic has been spoken as an indigenous language in Scotland for thousands of years, and it is as different from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scots is one of Scotland’s native languages that, despite often being called a dialect, is officially recognised as a language by the Council of Europe and the Scottish and UK governments. Did you ...

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 ...

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

Councils could get the power to designate areas in which the Gaelic language could receive special support, BBC Naidheachdan understands. The Scottish government is expected to publish a new languages ...