Whit’s Scots Language?
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Scotland has three indigenous languages English, Gaelic an Scots Noo we aa ken whit English an Gaelic are,
but whit is Scots? Well fir centuries it wis the language o kings,
o makars, o court an cooncil documents It wis the national language o Scotland until
we wernae a state anymair It wis jettisoned by the upper classes after
the Acts o Union But its aye been used just by normal Scots
folk just tae blether thegither Fae Hawick tae Thurso, fae Brechin tae
Unst Weegies, Fifers, Borderers, Doric speakers and
Angus folk like masel, we aa grew up wi Scots voices roon aboot us But we were never encouraged tae speak it,
an we certainly didnae get tae study it like we did English or mibbie French at school How no? Cultural colonisation? Lack o confidence in wir ain culture? Mibbie Nae sure The Council o Europe, the UK an the Scottish
governments all accept that Scots is a minority language that needs protected Now ye can read John Steinbeck in Scots, Harry
Potter in Scots Even Outlander uses Scots wirds aa the time! Fae Spring, ye can study a Scots Open University
course in it and thousands of kids across Scotland are
studying for their SQA Scots Language Award 2019 is the United Nations year o indigenous languages.
So there’s gonnae be hunners o really cool Scots things happenin aa owre the country It’s a great time fir us tae reengage wi
oor Scots voices It’s a great time to start takkin tent o
Scots
phillip mclean Post author
Canny beat the Scottish patter love yur vids big yin
Vid Nikon Post author
To me sounds just like english with strong non-anglic accent and english grammar.
Bambang Priantono Post author
Sounds like German
Elizabeth Johnstone Post author
I'm that glaed that at last oor ain language is gaun to be treasured and lookit up tae .
Its Not Me Post author
How do you think the gaels feel
Aldo Zilli Post author
Let's correct the intro. Scotland has 4 languages, the living indigenous language Scots Gaillic, one dead language Pictish, one now defunct language (in Scotland, but not Wales) Brythonic and the language now used by all Scots, English. As for Scots, this is a dialect at best and does not constitute a language.
K43mc Post author
Just realised a speak 2 languages
Markus Hayden Sutherland Post author
This proud Scottish American will be joining the movement to preserve and promote our native tongue.
daumoro Post author
Ye celts better speak gaelic
waliza001 Post author
English in Scotland. Good joke.
Samuel Yang Post author
I love how the subtitles look, perfection.
Brian Hamilton Post author
check out the Poetry of Janet Hamilton the Poetess of Coatbridge for the real Doric tongue.
bloodaxe Post author
It is "Scots leed" or "Lalaans" , not Scots language
Netrammac Mac Post author
Posh Pseudo Scot – Nobody talks like him in Scotland.
Unchained Media Scotland Post author
Dr Michael Dempster – the National Scots Skreiver – discusses the origins of the Scots language, Scots in popular culture, place names, common attitudes and various initiatives to encourage people to use and understand their own Scots tongue. https://youtu.be/ejQaTh4t7R4
Adam Plenty Post author
0:54 Thare's a Braid Scots version o Harry Potter?
Angus Mountain Post author
This guy is a fantastic presenter, weird haven't seen more of him. Has a great style and presence
Alexei Arwinson Post author
I do not speak Scots but I could understand it. So Scots is the English equivalent of Portuguese or Catalan?
Anglia Alba Post author
I think it's an absolutely fucking disgrace that we are learning French instead of scots
Lewis Thomson Post author
Pure Amazin i ken people dinny speak the language
MeefBeef Post author
Wait, how come Scots is a separate language from English, while Egyptian is still considered a dialect of Arabic? I speak fluent English and can understand Scots very well, written and spoken, I also speak fluent Egyptian Arabic and since I’m from Egypt I also naturally understand and can read Arabic (taught at school)
David Irving Post author
8 people disliked this? 8 cunts!