Scots language
Scots (ISO 639-3 code sco) is a language of the Indo-European family spoken in United Kingdom. The Endangered Languages Project lists it as endangered.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | sco |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | scot1243 |
| Family | Indo-European |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | United Kingdom |
| Endangerment | Endangered (40 percent certain, based on the evidence available) |
Related languages
Other Indo-European languages, nearest first.
- English1,500,000,000 speakers
- Balkan Romani611,800 speakers
- Welsh562,016 speakers
- Carpathian Romani472,470 speakers
- Sinte Romani318,920 speakers
- Irish30,000 speakers
- Scottish Gaelic25,000 speakers
- Manx2,000 speakers
- Cornish600 speakers
- Middle English (1100-1500)
- Old English
- Hindi610,000,000 speakers
More about Scots
- Glottolog: classification and references
- Endangered Languages Project: vitality and resources
- Wikipedia article
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Endangerment status and speaker estimate: Endangered Languages Project. Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.