The UK’s primary language is of course English, and has been for many hundreds of years. The tongue has evolved as many different peoples, such as the Romans, Angles, Vikings and Normans, made the British Isles their home. It is classified by experts as Germanic, with its core grammar and a large portion of its basic vocabulary originating from Proto-Germanic, the common ancestor of German, Dutch, and Scandinavian languages. However, English is not the only dialect heard in the UK.
Celtic languages remain, including Welsh and Scottish Gaelic, which are ...
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