Leids o Scotland
(Reguidit frae Scots langages)
Scotland haes twa auncient leids (Scots leid an Scots Gaelic) an ane that's been aboot for the bygane three-fowerhunder year (Inglis). Mony leids haes been spoken thare ower the years faws intae twa general kynds: Germanic leids an Celtic leids.
Leevin leids[eedit | eedit soorce]
Germanic leids[eedit | eedit soorce]
Celtic leids[eedit | eedit soorce]
Ither leids[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Breetish Sign Leid: Some hearin fowk haes it as a mither tongue acause thair mithers an faithers is deif. It isna sib tae Inglis, but is a leid in its ain richt.
Differences[eedit | eedit soorce]
Atween Ingles and Scots thar ur sum wurds an grammar in common an sum no.
Ingles | Scots Ingles | Scots |
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May I come too? | Can I come too? | Can a come ana? |
I should, if I were you. | I would, if I was you. | A wid, if a wis ye. |
My hair needs/wants washing. | My hair needs washed. | Ma hares needin washen/washt. |
He won't do that. | He'll not do that. | He'll no dae that. |
Does anyone know? | Does anybody know? | Dis onybody ken? |
Extinct leids[eedit | eedit soorce]
Celtic leids[eedit | eedit soorce]
- The Cumbric leid
- The Pechts leid
Germanic leids[eedit | eedit soorce]
Roman leids[eedit | eedit soorce]
Ither leids[eedit | eedit soorce]
Ither leids haes been spoken in Scotland:
- The Romani leid
- Mony immigrant leids, for ensaumple