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Goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from Ireland through the Isle of Man to Scotland. There are three modern Goidelic languages: Irish ( Gaeilge ), Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig ), and Manx ( Gaelg ).
- Insular Celtic Languages
Insular Celtic hypothesis. The Insular Celtic hypothesis is...
- Irish language
Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic...
- Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( / ˈɡælɪk /, GAL-ick; endonym: Gàidhlig...
- Insular Celtic Languages
Old Irish is the ancestor of all modern Goidelic languages: Modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx . A still older form of Irish is known as Primitive Irish. Fragments of Primitive Irish, mainly personal names, are known from inscriptions on stone written in the Ogham alphabet.
- 6th century–10th century; evolved into Middle Irish by around the 10th century
Goidelic languages, one of two groups of the modern Celtic languages; the group includes Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. The Goidelic languages originated in Ireland and are distinguished from the other group of Insular Celtic tongues—the Brythonic —by the retention of the sound q (later developing to k, spelled c ), where Brythonic has ...
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Middle Irish, also called Middle Gaelic (Irish: An Mheán-Ghaeilge, Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan-Ghàidhlig), is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland, most of Scotland and the Isle of Man from c. 900–1200 AD; it is therefore a contemporary of late Old English and early Middle English.
The Goidelic languages or Gaelic languages are a group of Celtic languages. They are spoken in Scotland, Ireland and the Isle of Man . There are three Goidelic languages: Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) Irish (Gaeilge) Manx (Gaelg) Categories: Celtic languages. Languages of Europe.
