Languages of Scotland
The languages of Scotland belong predominantly to the Germanic and Celtic language families. The classification of the Pictish language was once controversial, but it is now generally considered a Celtic language. Today, the main language 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.
| Languages of Scotland | |
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Geographic distribution of Scots and Gaelic speakers in Scotland | |
| Official | English, Scots, Scottish Gaelic and British Sign Language |
| Main | English (98.6%) |
| Minority | Scots (30.1%), Scottish Gaelic (1.1%) |
| Foreign | Polish (1.1%), Urdu (0.5%), Chinese (0.5%), Punjabi (0.5%) |
| Signed | British Sign Language (official) |
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