Scottish Gaelic

Summary

Scottish Gaelic is a natural language^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,192 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Scottish Gaelic is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Scottish Gaelic is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Scottish Gaelic is in the country of United States^[5].
• Scottish Gaelic is in the country of Australia^[6].
• Scottish Gaelic is in the country of New Zealand^[7].
• Scottish Gaelic's instance of is recorded as natural language^[8].
• Scottish Gaelic's instance of is recorded as modern language^[9].
• Scottish Gaelic is a type of Goidelic^[10].
• Scottish Gaelic's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[11].
• Scottish Gaelic's writing system is recorded as Gaelic alphabet^[12].
• Scottish Gaelic's Commons category is recorded as Scottish Gaelic language^[13].
• Scottish Gaelic's Wikimedia language code is recorded as gd^[14].
• Scottish Gaelic's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.1, 'lon': -6.6}^[15].
• Scottish Gaelic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scottish Gaelic language^[16].
• Scottish Gaelic's language regulatory body is recorded as Bòrd na Gàidhlig^[17].
• Scottish Gaelic's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+57000'}^[18].
• Scottish Gaelic's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+60130'}^[19].
• Scottish Gaelic's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Scottish Gaelic's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Scottish Gaelic's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[22].
• Scottish Gaelic's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Gàidhlig na h-Alba'}^[23].
• Scottish Gaelic's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'gd', 'text': 'Gàidhlig'}^[24].
• Scottish Gaelic's different from is recorded as Scots^[25].
• Scottish Gaelic's different from is recorded as Scottish English^[26].
• Scottish Gaelic's UNESCO language status is recorded as 3 definitely endangered^[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[8] and modern language^[9]. Scottish Gaelic is a type of Goidelic^[10].

Why It Matters

Scottish Gaelic ranks in the top 3% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,192 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]