Language code: gla

Technical information about ISO 639 language code gla

The table below provides technical details for the Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic language, designated by the gla code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

gla

Name

Official

Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic

Native

Gàidhlig

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Northern Scottish GaelicCentral Scottish GaelicSouthern Scottish Gaelic
Related languages
IrishManx
Key facts
Evolved from Old Irish between the 10th–12th centuriesOrthography was modernised in the 1981 spelling reform, trimming many silent lettersFeatures initial consonant mutation (lenition) indicated by adding ‘h’Traditional numerals use a vigesimal (base-20) structure for counting peopleUNESCO classifies it as “Definitely endangered”.
Sample phrase

Halò, ciamar a tha thu?

Character encodings

ISO 8859-14, UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic language, identified by the code gla, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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