Middle Irish

Middle Irish
Middle Irish
Middle Gaelic
Gaoidhealg
Pronunciation	[ˈɡəiðeɫɡ]
Native to	Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man
Era	c. 900–1200
Language family	Indo-European Celtic Insular Celtic Goidelic Middle Irish; ; ; ;
Early forms	Primitive Irish Old Irish ;
Writing system	Latin (Gaelic alphabet)
Language codes
ISO 639-2	mga
ISO 639-3	mga
Glottolog	midd1360

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 modern Goidelic languages—Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Manx—are all descendants of Middle Irish.

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