Language
Some Inverurie natives speak the Aberdeenshire Doric dialect of Scots.
Historically, Pictish is the ancient language of the area, which can be found in many placenames. It appears to have been a Brythonic language, but its classification remains uncertain.
Pictish was eventually replaced by Scottish Gaelic in the area, and evidence of the language is found both in words in the Doric and in placenames, such as Inverurie itself. The Book of Deer originates from a few miles to the north east.
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