\paperw5085 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 The Celtic language spoken in Scotland is actually a development of the \ATXnt901 Irish Gaelic\ATXnt0 , which was bro
ught to Scotland by immigrants from \ATXnt902 the 6th century\ATXnt0 . Chiefly spoken in the north-west mainland, Scots Gaelic, or Erse as it is sometimes called, is the official regional language of the Western Isles. However, a standard written langu
age did not develop until the \ATXnt903 Bible translation\ATXnt0 of 1801. Currently spoken by about 80,000 people, it is now the subject of an enthusiastic revivalist movement. The \ATXnt904 Celtic language spoken in Wales\ATXnt0 has equal status wi
th English in all legal and administrative affairs. Visitors to Wales are usually surprised to see road signs in both languages. Yet Welsh is a language that also has a lively literary heritage that embraces the prose tales of the \i \ATXnt905 Mabinogi
\i0 on\ATXnt0 , preserved in medieval manuscripts recording an oral tradition that is many centuries older.
