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Scottish English

varieties of English spoken in Scotland
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Scottish English

Summary

Scottish English is a dialect[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,287 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Scottish English's instance of is recorded as dialect[3].
  • Scottish English is a type of British English[4].
  • Scottish English's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scottish English[5].
  • Scottish English's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://english.stackexchange.com/tags/scottish-english[6].
  • Scottish English's different from is recorded as Scots[7].
  • Scottish English's different from is recorded as Scottish Gaelic[8].
  • Scottish English's dialect of is recorded as English[9].
  • Scottish English's related category is recorded as Category:Scottish English pronunciation[10].

Why It Matters

Scottish English ranks in the top 6% of dialect entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,287 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → dialect
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → British English
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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