What languages are spoken in the UK?
We all know that English is spoken in the UK, but do you know any other languages that are used as well?
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Besides English and Welsh, twelve other indigenous languages are spoken in the UK, including Breton, Irish, Gaelic, Cornish, Manx, Scots, and three sign languages. The most spoken language is English, while the least used is Cornish. However, we must remember that persons migrate from all over the world and are citizens of the UK, they took with them their culture and language, eg. The Chinese
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English is an official language.
English is spoken across the UK, but it is not the only native language other languages include Welsh, Scots and Gaelic, Irish and Ulster Scots and Cornish
English – 58 million speakers. Over 98% of the UK population speak English, that equates to over 58 million speakers. ... Scots – 1.5 million speakers. The second most of all languages spoken in the UK is Scots. ... Welsh – 560,000 speakers. ... Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati –
Welsh (Wales); Gaelic & Scots (Scotland); Irish & Ulster Scots (Northern Ireland); Cornish (England)
In United Kingdom English is predominant and official language. However due to its diverse population and historical connections you can find several other languages spoken throughout the coutry. Some of the most notable languages besides English are: Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Scots, Cornish, Ulster Scots.
Scots is the second most spoken language in UK
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