Wiktionary:About Scottish Gaelic
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History
The Scottish Gaelic language is a Celtic language native to Scotland. The historical strongholds of the language were and to a great extent remain the Hebrides of Scotland, especially the Outer Hebrides and the Isle of Skye, and Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Recently, cityward migration has seen a substantial rise in speakers living in Scottish cities. It is estimated that over 10% of Gaelic speakers currently live in the City of Glasgow.
Etymology
Orthography
Contemporary Scottish Gaelic orthographic conventions call for only the grave accent as an indicator of length. The use of the acute accent on é and ó to indicate close-mid /eː oː/ (as opposed to è ò to represent open-mid /ɛː ɔː/) is deprecated.
The letter combinations sg, sp and st are to be used in place of sc, sb and sd:
- basgaid, cosg, pasgan, Sgalpaigh, sgian
- cuspair, cuspann, speal, uspag
- aosta, a-rithist, èist, furasta, gasta, pòsta, staidhre, tuarastal, tubaist
However, there are some exceptions where sb and sd are to be used:
- deasbad, easbaig, susbaint, taisbeanadh
- Alasdair, Colaisde, Crìosd, Crìosda, Crìosdaidh, Fionnlasdan, Gramasdal, Lacasdal, Loch Baghasdail, Taigh-òsda, Ùisdean etc.
Entries for the older spellings may be created but should generally be marked with {{superseded spelling of}} and the main entry given under the current spelling.