under what region is scotland and what is the offcial language?

Question

is scotland under the U.K or Ireland government? and are they an english speaking country or do they have any other language apart from english which they speak as an official language?

Answer 1

Scotland is part of the UK, but we do have our own parilament with powers over health, education, transport energy etc. The offcial languages are is english & scots gaelic (which has very few speakers, but has been given equal status with english).

Answer 2

Scotland is a part of the UK goverment and is an English speaking country. However, like Ireland, the Scottish have their own form of the Gaelic language, although it is not too widely spoken.

Answer 3

Scotland is a devolved parliament under the United Kingdom government. English is spoken throughout Scotland. There are other languages/regional dialects. Gaelic is spoken in the Highlands and also in the Western Isles. Doric is spoken in Eastern regions and Shetlandic is spoken in the Northern Isles which is mainly derived from Old Norn/Old Norse.

Answer 4

Scotland is a part of the United Kingdom and speak English,
although in the North, Gaelic is also taught. Even the Scottish
Parliament minutes are published in English and Gaelic, if
there is any doubt go to the site and you will see some MSPs
reports in Gaelic. The BBC Scotland have Gaelic programing,
enter BBC and you will be able to hear the spoken news in
Gaelic, and Church services and musical programing in Gaelic.
But I doubt you will understand, at least I am unable and I was
born in Glasgow. This is tradition in respect to those who do
speak the language and I think it is great, Yours aye, Iain Ritchie

Answer 5

Scotland is the northernmost part of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and as such is included in the mainland part of the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). Until 1601 Scotland and England were separate countries and there was no Great Britain, However with the accession of King James VI of Scotland to the English throne (after the death of the childless Elizabeth I) James became King of England and Scotland and was known as James I and VI. At this time England and Scotland still had their own parliaments. In the 1640s the House of Stuart (James' House) represented by King Charles (James' son) was deposed by the English Parliament and until 1660 England was ruled by protectorate (Oliver Cromwell). The restoration of the Stuart Monarchy thereafter saw Charles II on the throne, succeeded by his son James II and VII. The latter was subsequently overthrown once again by the English as being too catholic, and he was replaced by William and Mary of Orange. The English Parliament ruled that the Stuart succesion should never again be restored much to the outrage of the Scots, and rebellions were to flourish for the next seventy years. As a partial counter-measure in 1707 the Act of Union was passed and in 1711 the Scottish Parliament ceased to exist and Scottish MPs went to Westminster.
Today, the Scottish, Welsh and Irish not only have their own parliaments but have a voice in the English one too, meaning Scottish MPs can vote on issues that do not affect their own country. This is plainly unfair but the Westminster government is refusing to act on the issue as they rely on Scottish MPs for their majority. The Scots have their own Bank, currency (the Scottish Pound is a parity of the English but uses different banknotes printed either by the Clyde or Royal Bank) and a seperate legal system from the English. Their education system is run on different lines too.
The only official language of Scotland is English but in the Highlands and Islands some speak Gaelic too. I don't believe there are any non-English speakers left in Scotland though there are in Wales. The Scots speak various dialects of English that includes some words that the English don't have- "Bawbies" means money, from the english "bob" for shilling. "Wee" means little, "a wee mon"
can mean a small man or a little boy.

Hope that's useful.

Answer 6

Scotland is a country, not a region. It is part of the UK.

English is the main language, but Gaelic is also spoken in some areas in the north and west of the country, and in the Western Isles. There are a number of schools in the these areas, and at least 1 in Glasgow (the biggest city), where Gaelic is the main language used in teaching.

Hope this helps.

Answer 7

Scotland is in Britain and is under the UK government. They speak English and also have their own Gaelic language

Answer 8

Scotland is under the UK government and it is an English speaking country.

Answer 9

Scotland is part of the UK but has its own parliament. The language is English (with a Scottish accent)!! But Gaelic is still spoken by many people in northern areas and on the western and northern islands.

Answer 10

There are two living languages, Gaelic and Scots. Gaelic is spoken as a gesture of regional or national pride, and learned by some Scottish people out of academic interest. It ceased to decline some years ago, and is now slowly reappearing. Scots, the language of the Lowlands, is still very widely understood thanks to the works of Burns and others, and has a much-loved place - certainly as a written language - in Scottish culture. Slan na Gael!