Gaelic
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Gaelic as an adjective means "pertaining to the Gaels", including language and culture. As a noun, it may refer to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the individual languages, all of which are members of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages.
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[edit] Gaelic languages
In referring to languages, Gaelic may mean:
- Goidelic languages - or "Gaelic languages"
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- Irish language (Gaeilge)
- Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig)
- Manx language (Gaelg or Gailck)
Gaelic languages are distinct from the Brythonic group of Celtic languages, which is composed of Cornish, Breton and Welsh.
When referring to Irish Gaelic or Manx Gaelic (the dialect spoken in the Isle of Man), it is usually pronounced /ˈɡeɪlɪk/. In Scotland, "Gaelic" is usually pronounced /ˈɡɑːlɪk/ or /ˈɡælɪk/; [ˈɡalɪk] in Scots and Scottish English.
In Ireland people rarely call the Irish language "Gaelic". Most people refer to it simply as "Irish", or Gaeilge in the language itself. In Ireland, the term "Gaelic" as a noun often refers to the sport of hurling or Gaelic football.
[edit] Gaelic culture and history
As an adjective, Gaelic may refer to the Gaelic culture and history of the Gaelic-speaking peoples, with reference to, amongst other things:
- Gaels (The Gaelic peoples)
- The Gaelic Association (An Comunn Gàidhealach)
- The Gaelic Athletic Association
- The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts
- Gaelic football
- Gaelic games
- Gaelic handball
- The Gaelic League (Conradh na Gaeilge)
- Gaelic-Norse
- Scottish Gaelic punk
- The Gaelic Revival
- Gaelic-speaking congregations in the Church of Scotland
- Gaelic script (typeface)
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[edit] See also
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