Celtic Languages
The Celtic languages of Scotland can be divided into two groups: Goidelic (or Gaelic) and Brythonic (or Brittonic). Pictish is usually seen as a Brythonic language but this is not universally accepted. They are known collectively as the Insular Celtic languages.
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