Gaelic

Gaelic was the language of the Celtic tribes. English and French governments of Great Britain have tried to stamp out Gaelic as a language, but it remains a native language in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland. There are two primary categories of Gaelic: Goidelic and Brittonic. Goidelic Celtic originates from Primitive Irish --> Old Irish --> Middle Irish --> Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Brittonic Celtic possibly originates from Pictish and diverged to Western Brittonic --> Cumbric --> Old Welsh --> Middle Welsh --> Modern Welsh, while Southwestern Brittonic --> Breton and Cornish.


Though each form of Gaelic is different, their shared language tree includes a large shared vocabulary and grammatical structure, allowing some cross-communication. Gaelic can be written with Latin lettering or with Ogham lettering.

Writing System

Latin lettering or Ogham lettering