Highland English

Highland English
Highland English
Native to	United Kingdom
Region	Scotland
Ethnicity	Highland Scots
Language family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Ingvaeonic Anglo-Frisian Anglic English British English Scottish English Highland English; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Proto-Indo-European Proto-Germanic Old English Middle English Early Modern English ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–

Highland English (Scots: Hieland Inglis, Scottish Gaelic: Beurla na Gaidhealtachd) is the variety of Scottish English spoken by many in Gaelic-speaking areas and the Hebrides. It is more strongly influenced by Gaelic than are other forms of Scottish English.

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