Scots Language

[longshadows]

I'm confused. I thought is was a simple "north/south" thing: the "North" (Highlands) spoke Gaelic (a Celtic language, like Welsh and Irish) and the "South" (lowlands) spoke Scots (a Germanic langauge, like English and Dutch). Seems like "Scots," because it's not too far off from English gets lumped in with English and the Gaelic has become the "2nd langauge."

Now, is it simply of a matter of geography where one can find Gaelic and Scots and where does Gaidhlig come it?

[GlassMan]

Thanks for the links! I've always foudn P1M's posts readable, but I'd love to actually learn Scots. Now to just find a nice instructional set for Gaidhlig

[Valencian Kilted]

I love this topics. Here in Spain we got 5 languages, including spanish, and in my hometown a 98% of people speaks in valencian mainly, so it's quite common for us to know where somebody comes from just with the accent as well, after a few words!

¡Salud!

T O N O

[Pour1Malt]

Malt, you are the man, next you've got to start posting in Gaidhlig...that'll be a challenge. Anywho, tis true that you can tell where most Scots come from due to dialect, I'm a lowland-to-highland-to-England Scot and I still talk like that...great fun.

As for the fact you post wih a Scotch dialect, even better! Slainte mhath to ye!

Remember, up here/there its Gaidhlig not Gaelic (seems like the same thing but there are slight differences).

Yours in kilt

James

aye- but ai dinnae ken Gaidhlig arr Gaelic....

soo much tae learn..... :rolleyes:

[Moosehead]

Now, is it simply of a matter of geography where one can find Gaelic and Scots and where does Gaidhlig come it?

Gailge = Irish gaelic
Gaidhlig = Scottish gaelic

[ByDand]

P1M, thanks for all the links. Like some of the others who read your posts, when I read them I hear the words with an accent like my Grandmother's. What a fun read they are and now even more reading with the links. Thanks again

[Master Boid]

In the Highlands they speak Gaidhlig (Scots Gaelic) and in the lowlands they speak Scots, also words depend upon dialect and area.

Gaidhlig (and Gaelic) are quite flowing and beautiful langages and I especially like songs performed in those perticular languages.

The BBC made quite a good site for Gaidhlig here...

Gaidhlig for beginners

Wih an option of Flash or HTML...I don' use Gadihlig much myself but I probably should do so more.

[mudd]

Ya know, all this time I just thought P1M was a bad speller. :rolleyes:

[Moosehead]

Ya know, all this time I just thought P1M was a bad speller.

He could be, but how would we know?

[Pour1Malt]

He could be, but how would we know?

nay laddie.... way tae mony years o' higher education fur thot! :rolleyes: