Language

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic is a language in the Indo-European family spoken in United Kingdom, Canada and United States.

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Scripture in Scottish Gaelic

A complete Bible is reported in Scottish Gaelic.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Scottish Gaelic is spoken

  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
  • United States

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About Scottish Gaelic

Language family
Indo-European
ISO 639-3 code
gla
Glottocode
scot1245
Also known as
Gaelic, Scots: East Sutherlandshire · Gaelic, Scottish

Dialects and varieties 6

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Scottish Gaelic as a whole.

  • ArgyllshireNo known Scripture
  • CanadianNo known Scripture
  • Church GaelicNo known Scripture
  • Gaelic, Scots: East SutherlandshireNo known Scripture
  • PerthshireNo known Scripture
  • Western IslesNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.