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Gaelic

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Gaelic (pronounced /ˈɡlɪk/ for Irish Gaelic and /ˈɡælɪk/ for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to:

Languages

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  • Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages, including:
    • Primitive Gaelic or Archaic Gaelic, the oldest known form of the Gaelic languages
    • Old Gaelic or Old Irish, used c. AD 600–900
    • Middle Gaelic or Middle Irish, used c. AD 900–1200
    • Irish Gaelic (Gaeilge), including Classical Gaelic and Early Modern Gaelic, c. 1200-1600)
    • Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig), historically sometimes called Erse in Scots English
      • Canadian Gaelic (Gàidhlig Chanada or A' Ghàidhlig Chanadach), a dialect of Scots Gaelic spoken in the Canadian Maritime region
    • Manx Gaelic (Gaelg or Gailck), Gaelic language with Norse elements

Culture and history

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Sports

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Other uses

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See also

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