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∙ 10y agoNo. They are classed as separate languages. They are both derived from Insular Celtic but diverged from each other thousands of years ago.
Irish Gaelic is called 'Irish' in English in Ireland itself and the term Gaelic is associated with Gaelic football there. In Ireland, among Irish speakers, the language is called Gaeilge. Nonetheless people outside Ireland often use 'Gaelic' for the language. Probably to distinguish it from from Hiberno-English (Irish English), far and away the most common language among the Irish.
A somewhat similar problem exists with Scottish Gaelic. Scotland has two languages:
Scots, a form of English so distinctive some may believe it is a separate language and Scottish Gaelic (a Celtic language). The second is often referred to as simply "Gaelic' (though until the 19th century the language was usually referred to as Irish by English speakers). The term 'Scottish' therefore can mean two languages.
Perhaps the best approach is to use 'Irish Gaelic' and 'Scottish Gaelic'; this may not appease some in Ireland and Scotland, but it is preferrable to just saying 'Gaelic'.
The names for the languages in the languages themselves are Gàidhlig for the Scottish variety (pronounced 'gallic') and Gaeilge for the Irish variety. Gaeilge is pronounced 'gael-gih' in standard Irish, but 'gaelic' in Ulster Irish dialect (perhaps adding to the confusion).
I hope this explanation clarifies the situation for people in Ireland and Scotland as well as the people living elsewhere.
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∙ 12y agoMost people speak English, around 21% speak Welsh which is
a Celtic language but not Gaelic (which is spoken in Ireland and Scotland).
There may be some Welsh who know Irish or Scottish Gaelic, however.
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∙ 13y agono, two completely different languages.
However they are both Celtic languages.
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Which people speak Gaelic?
The Scots speak Gaelic.
Does Scotland speak Gaelic?
About 65,000 people speak Scots Gaelic, primarily in the Hebrides.
What languages are spoken in Wales Ireland and Scotland?
Wales has its own language which is Welsh, which is still the mother tongue in some areas of Wales. Scotland has its own language which is Scots Gaelic, spoken as the mother tongue in the Highlands and Islands. Although a percentage of both countries speak their own language almost everyone of the native peoples also speaks English. Northern Ireland has now a growing ulster Scots community which have their own dialect very different from scotch Gaelic or Irish Gaelic.
What languages does irelnad speak?
The traditional language in Ireland is Gaelic, but nowadays most people in Ireland speak English. Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge) and Irish English, and in Ulster some people speak Ulster Scots
Does everyone from Ireland speak Gaelic?
no - very few people speak Irish/Gaelic only. some people (25%) can speak Irish. English is the everyday language of most people
What language do people in skye speak?
Scottish Gaelic and English
Why don't many Americans know about Wales?
America was ruled over by british and british people do not speak wales . It is for this reason that british people don't speak wales....... Wales is a country in Britain! ehh wrong wales has always been its own country oh and wales isnt a language its welsh!
What language do the speak in scottland?
In Scotland, most people speak English, but some speak Gaelic in varying forms.I'm in Scotland and most of people speak English.
What do people in Wales Europe speak?
Welsh and English are the two main languages spoken in Wales.
Why do Scottish people talk Gaelic?
For the same reason that some Welsh people speak Welsh. Gaelic is the traditional language of Scotland so many people continue to speak it as they feel it is an intrinsic part of their cultural heritage.
What language do Wales people talk?
What language do Welsh people speak? English or (in the case of nearly a quarter of the population of Wales) Welsh.
What places besides Ireland speak Gaelic?
Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Scotland, and the Isle of Mann (I don't know if it's common there, but, anyway.) (And possibly more.)
