Classical Gaelic
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Classical Gaelic is the term used in Scotland
for the shared literary form that was in use in Scotland and Ireland
13th to the 18th century. The language is that of Early Modern Irish (also known as Classical Irish but not to be confused with Classical Old Irish). Although the first written signs of Scottish Gaelic having diverged from Early Modern Irish appear as far back as the 12th century annotations of the Book of Deer
, Scottish Gaelic did not appear in writing or print on a significant scale until the 1767 translation of the New Testament
into Scottish Gaelic.
gives the name "Hiberno-Scottish Gaelic" (and the ISO 639-3
code
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
for the shared literary form that was in use in Scotland and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
13th to the 18th century. The language is that of Early Modern Irish (also known as Classical Irish but not to be confused with Classical Old Irish). Although the first written signs of Scottish Gaelic having diverged from Early Modern Irish appear as far back as the 12th century annotations of the Book of Deer
Book of Deer
The Book of Deer is a 10th-century Latin Gospel Book from Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, with early 12th-century additions in Latin, Old Irish and Scottish Gaelic. It is most famous for containing the earliest surviving Gaelic literature from Scotland...
, Scottish Gaelic did not appear in writing or print on a significant scale until the 1767 translation of the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
into Scottish Gaelic.
Encoding
EthnologueEthnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...
gives the name "Hiberno-Scottish Gaelic" (and the ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3:2007, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages, is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series. The standard describes three‐letter codes for identifying languages. It extends the ISO 639-2...
code
ghc) as a cover term for Classical Gaelic and Early Modern Irish.