Andrew Marr has issued an apology over his comments about the Gaelic language when he called a sign at Haymarket ‘offensive’. The broadcaster said it was ‘ridiculous’ that a sign at the ...

How many people speak Gaelic? Census records number fluent Gaelic speakers(this link will open in a new window) in Scotland around 57,600, or approximately 1% of the ...

as well as in a national language. Monolingual or multilingual, dictionaries are products of their sociolinguistic environment. Though dictionaries may be treated by the public as a way to make the ...

However, there are around 25 Arab speaking countries that claim Arabic as an official or co-official language. Arabic is spoken all over the world today. The estimated Arab population in the world is ...

The last Gaelic-only speakers died out about 50 years ago but successive Labour and SNP-lead Scottish governments have tried ...

Iechyd da or "good health", said as cheers before a drink is now in the Oxford English Dictionary. The free weekly sessions are held to encourage people to access the language, Culture Vannin says.

Perhaps Ms Justice Caroline Costello simply has a greater command of the language than I. On the other hand, perhaps the Court of Appeal needs a dictionary, a cultural glossary, and personnel from ...

GAELIC speakers are "equal citizens" and "deserve our respect", Kate Forbes has said after Andrew Marr described the use of the language on Lowlands signs as "ridiculous". Veteran journalist Marr was ...

Yes, the signs are offensive. Because the Gaelic isn’t big enough. I am fed up with the ignorance towards the history of Gaelic in Scotland, and so you won’t get another history lesson and dictionary ...

He went on to explain that it was a corrupted portmanteau of the German schlim (meaning “slim”) and the Hebrew mazzal ...

Oban has welcomed the return of the Royal National Mòd, with the celebration of Gaelic culture expected to bring thousands of visitors to the town. From October 11 to 19, the streets of the town in ...