Halò!
say it: “HAH-loh”
Scottish Gaelic
in its own words: Gàidhlig
- Speakers
- 60 thousand (estimate)
- Family
- Indo-European – Celtic
- Vitality
- Definitely endangered
- Where it is spoken
- United Kingdom
- Script
- Latin
- Official language
- United Kingdom (regional)
Fun fact
The word “whisky” comes from Gaelic “uisge beatha”, water of life. Scottish Gaelic has been an officially recognised language of Scotland since 2005.