Geographic distribution of Scots and Gaelic speakers in Scotland
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)
Keyboard layout
QWERTY
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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.
^"Fact: Scotland's official languages". scotland.org. 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ abUnited Kingdom census (2011). "Table KS206SC - Language" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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