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The '''Scottish language''' (Scottish: '''''Scottis leid'''''), is one of two official languages of the [[United Kingdom of Scotland and Ireland]]. Despite the name, it is spoken natively in both constituent countries. It is closely related to the English language spoken in the [[Verse:Kingdom of England|Kingdom of England]]. Although Scottish is a West Germanic language, it is in a sprachbund with the Western group of the North Germanic languages (comprising Icelandic, Faroese and Norwegian) and has evolved somewhat convergently with them. | The '''Scottish language''' (Scottish: '''''Scottis leid''''' /skɔts ɫid/), is one of two official languages of the [[United Kingdom of Scotland and Ireland]]. Despite the name, it is spoken natively in both constituent countries. It is closely related to the English language spoken in the [[Verse:Kingdom of England|Kingdom of England]]. Although Scottish is a West Germanic language, it is in a sprachbund with the Western group of the North Germanic languages (comprising Icelandic, Faroese and Norwegian) and has evolved somewhat convergently with them. | ||
==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||