Gàidhlig
The ancient language of Scotland, akin to Irish
Gaelic, having come from Ireland with the
Scotti tribe, who eventually became the dominant people of Scotland... until the English came in, forcing the Scottish Gaels into the Highlands while the English took the
lowlands with some of the native Gaels.Prejudice against the Gaels and their beautiful language is still found today, sadly. Largely due to the desire of the English to take over the whole of Britain, among other places, and the expulsion of
highlanders from their homeland in the 1700s and 1800s, the clan system and the Gaelic language was largely lost.Today, only about 1% of Scotland speaks its native tongue. In Nova Scotia (
Alba Nuadh), Canada, several thousand Gaelic speakers exist, although largely older people.Still, upsurgence of interest in the beautiful, fragile Celtic languages is happening.