Gaelic- Does it still exist?

[PriNCeSs_2006]

I never knew much about discrimination. I understand why people fear the unknown, but I don't understand why people fear difference. As I've been told again and again, if we were all the same, wouldn't the world be SO boring?
I questioned a friend of mine about Gaelic. She didn't give me a sufficient answer. I do believe she has some Scottish blood, but I never asked. She told me not many people in Scotland actually speak Gaelic anymore.
Out of all I know, Gaelic is the only language I've heard of before for Scotland. True, I don't know much about the world. And I have no doubt a lot of people here know how to speak Gaelic. What's the difference between Gaelic and the other Scottish languages? What is the language closest to Gaelic?

*~Wendy~*

[Edited by PriNCeSs_2006 on 16th December 2000 at 04:01]

[Tim_Macdonald]

About 1% of the population speak Gaelic, mostly in the far North. Nearly all of them are bilingual, as the other 99% speak English. Blairgowrie is famous for having street names in Gaelic as well as English as far South as it is. The closest language to Gaelic is Irish Gaelic, or just Irish. In Waverley Station, Edinburgh there is a welcome sign saying "Failte gu steisean Dhun Eideann" (I couldn't put the right accents on) which means "Welcome to Edinburgh Station". I tried to learn Gaelic once but didn't get very far for lack of time, but it's a cool language. Lots of English stuph comes from Gaelic (well, some anyway).
Tim Macdonald.

[PriNCeSs_2006]

Yeah, I've been told that not many people speak Gaelic. I just hope I can be able to learn some if I ever go to Scotland. I think, if I finish my projects and homework, I could study Gaelic. I guess I'm just to lazy, though. I think I'll stick to reading fiction books that take place in Scotland... or England

[Tim_Macdonald]

I've heard the "Inspector Rebus" books are good. I've not read any, but they're set in the Edinburgh that I know and love.
CYA L8R

[luka]

dia dhuit agus conas ata tu? ofcourse gaelic still exists weather it is Scotish gaelic or just Irish and it is thought in schools all over Ireland still until you finish school and go into college. Most Irish school kids don't like learning it but it is a great and unique language!!!

[skywalker]

SLAINTE;
Of course Gaelic exist, it's not spoken as written ,there fore somewhat hard to learn, and i'm having a time of it with the book and tapes that I have. But with my heritage at stake I'll stick it out and learn all i can.
ALBA GU BRATH.
FROM Skywalker.
TAIN GEIL

[Cinnsealach]

Gaelic still exists
out in estern parts of Canada it is still spoken and there are also radio stations that are all Gaelic and news papers..there are classes out there as well. not only in scotland or Ireland, so you see the Gaelic language is still very much alive and Kicking.
I am studying gaelic myself I dont really find it harder than the others-like learning any new language it does take time.