Languages of Scotland
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The languages of Scotland belong predominantly to the Germanic and Celtic language families. The main language now spoken in Scotland is English, while Scots and Scottish Gaelic are minority languages. The dialect of English spoken in Scotland is referred to as Scottish English.
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Languages of Scotland | |
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Official | English, Scots, Scottish Gaelic and British Sign Language[1] |
Main | English (98.6%)[2] |
Minority | Scots (30.1%), Scottish Gaelic (1.1%)[2] |
Foreign | Polish (1.1%), Urdu (0.5%), Chinese (0.5%), Punjabi (0.5%)[3] |
Signed | British Sign Language (official) |
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