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Old 18th April 2002, 15:58
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Is Gaelic still a primary language in Scotland?
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Old 18th April 2002, 17:37
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Until the last century Gaelic was the predominant language in the Highlands and Islands of north-west Scotland but the number of Gaelic speakers has steadily declined and at present it is spoken by less than 5% of Scots.
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