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Originally Posted by Kern
I don't think Gaelic was ever spoken across Scotland.
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Then you should probably look at the placenames. It was certainly the language of all of Scotland north of the Forth and Clyde, and down in the South West, such as Galloway.
The origin of "Alba" is uncertain, and may not necessarily be related to the chalk cliffs. Some people think it is also related to mountains (nb "Alps") or even something to do with apples!
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Originally Posted by Kern
Brythonic as a language? Who the f8k knows? Cornish and so on is just made up crap.
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No, it's not. There are thousands upon thousands of words in manuscripts written in Cornish, by native speakers, and also ample evidence from placenames and dialect.
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