Inglis leid

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Inglis (English) is a Germanic leid that cam frae Ingland an that's forebeir wis Auld Inglis. Inglis is the warld's seicont maist widely spak mither tung, an haes aboot 580 million hameborn speakers warldwide.

[edit] Etymology

The name "Inglis" comes frae the pairt o Germany cried "Angeln". The spellin Inglis is a leeterar archaism frae aulder Scots that enthusiasts is gey fond o. It wis soondit [ɪŋ'lɪs] (cf. Scottis), wi time the is wis cuttit tae s an the modren ootcome wis [ɪŋ'(ə)lz] that can be seen in the faimly name Ingles shawin a mair mensefu modren spellin. Maist fowk the nou says ['ɪŋlɪʃ], English, tho some fowk scrieves Inglish for fear that fowk micht soond the foregaun wrang. Mony fowk soonds Inglis ['ɪŋglɪs] efter the English soond-tae-letter spellin.

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