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Scots (Scoats
leid/Lallans)
Scots is a Germanic language closely related to English and spoken by about
1.5 million people in Scotland. Scots is descended from the language of the
Angles who settled in northern Britain, in an area now known as Northumbria and
southern Scotland, in the 5th century AD. The language was originally know as
'Inglis' and has been influenced by Gaelic, Norse, Latin, Dutch, Norman French,
Standard French and English.
Scots
A language of United Kingdom.
PHONETIC DESCRIPTION
PHONETIC DESCRIPTION OF SCOTTISH LANGUAGE AND DIALECTS.
Scottish resources
Very good links about the language.
Abzu Regional Index: Mesopotamia
http://www.etana.org/abzu/
Abzu is a guide to networked open access data relevant to the study and public
presentation of the Ancient Near East and the Ancient Mediterranean world.
Sumerian Mythology FAQ
http://home.comcast.net/~chris.s/sumer-faq.html
This posting contains a description of the pantheon and cosmology of the
Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq over 4000 years ago. Aspects
of Sumerian culture are touched upon as are parallels with Biblical stories. |
