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.

[edit] Gaelic languages

In referring to languages, Gaelic may mean or refer to:

• Goidelic languages - or "Gaelic languages"

• Irish language, or the derived Newfoundland Irish dialect
• Scottish Gaelic, or the derived Canadian Gaelic dialect
• Manx language

When referring to Irish Gaelic or Manx Gaelic, it is usually pronounced /ˈgeɪlɪk/. When referring to Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic is usually pronounced /ˈgɑːlɪk/ or /ˈgælɪk/; IPA: [ˈgalɪk] in Scots and Scottish English.

[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
• Gaelic punk
• The Gaelic Revival
• Gaelic-speaking congregations in the Church of Scotland
• Gaelic script (typeface)

[edit] Other uses

• SS Gaelic

[edit] See also

• Differences between Scottish Gaelic and Irish

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