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Actually here's a thread on the rare native languages of the UK for #EuropeanDayofLanguages because a lot of people don't know how many native languages are in the UK!

How many spoken native languages are there in the UK + Channel Islands?
There are 11! English, (Ulster) Scots, Welsh, Manx Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Angloromani, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Shelta, Jerràis and Dgèrnésias. There are also 3 non spoken languages - BSL, ISL and NISL.
English we all know about. English has a vast vocabulary and an interesting history drawing from the many many different groups of people who invaded the isles. In English, there are about 4 different archiaic words for hill; tor, penn, howe etc. from different languages
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