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ILoveYourVibes · 09-11-2020, 18:46

Im really really confused.

Are these languages considered mutually intelligible?

Everything i read from linguists says they are.

But that can just mean ...they can find an older form of a word in one language in another even if that word isn't used any more.

Or older grammar forms have more in common.

How mutually intelligible are they?

daphil · 09-11-2020, 19:38

I once read somewhere, that there were only about 800 words that were different between the two.
The pronunciation is quite different, but if for example, you watch a bit of BBC Alba, and read the subtitles at the same time, a lot of it will make sense to you.
It's a bit like me, (Cork city Irish), trying to understand a man from An Ceathrú Rua in full flight.

easyredrider · 17-11-2020, 20:15

I've studied Irish for thirteen years yet I haven't spoken a word of it since about 2005. I finished a course on Scottish Gaelic last Christmas, it took me about two months. I would say Scottish Gaelic or Gaidhlig as they call it is about 85-90 % similar to Irish. I would go as far as saying that it is the same language however it is spelled differently.

I'll give you an example; the word for sausage in Irish is ispín and the word for sausage in Scottish Gaelic is isbean. These seem like two different words however they are pronounced the same.

bob mcbob · 18-11-2020, 10:49

To give a bit of background, this is where Gaelic came from -

https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/histo..._of_the_gaels/

There were 2 other nations around this time - the Picts and Britons - this is how they fit in. Both these groups were thought to speak a Celtic language more like Welsh.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/histo..._of_the_picts/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/histo...f_the_britons/

09-11-2020, 18:46	#1
ILoveYourVibes Registered User Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 12,915 Adverts \| Friends	Scots Gaelic vrs Irish Im really really confused. Are these languages considered mutually intelligible? Everything i read from linguists says they are. But that can just mean ...they can find an older form of a word in one language in another even if that word isn't used any more. Or older grammar forms have more in common. How mutually intelligible are they?

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09-11-2020, 19:38	#2
daphil Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 229 Adverts \| Friends	I once read somewhere, that there were only about 800 words that were different between the two. The pronunciation is quite different, but if for example, you watch a bit of BBC Alba, and read the subtitles at the same time, a lot of it will make sense to you. It's a bit like me, (Cork city Irish), trying to understand a man from An Ceathrú Rua in full flight.

17-11-2020, 20:15	#3
easyredrider Registered User Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 23 Adverts \| Friends	I've studied Irish for thirteen years yet I haven't spoken a word of it since about 2005. I finished a course on Scottish Gaelic last Christmas, it took me about two months. I would say Scottish Gaelic or Gaidhlig as they call it is about 85-90 % similar to Irish. I would go as far as saying that it is the same language however it is spelled differently. I'll give you an example; the word for sausage in Irish is ispín and the word for sausage in Scottish Gaelic is isbean. These seem like two different words however they are pronounced the same.

18-11-2020, 10:49	#4
bob mcbob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 525 Adverts \| Friends	To give a bit of background, this is where Gaelic came from - https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/histo..._of_the_gaels/ There were 2 other nations around this time - the Picts and Britons - this is how they fit in. Both these groups were thought to speak a Celtic language more like Welsh. https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/histo..._of_the_picts/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/histo...f_the_britons/