   the goidelic or gaelic languages (, , ) are one of the two branches of the insular celtic languages (sometimes called "q-celtic"), the other consisting of the brittonic languages ("p-celtic"). goidelic languages historically formed a dialect continuum stretching from ireland through the isle of man to scotland. there are three modern goidelic languages: irish (gaeilge), scottish gaelic (gÃ idhlig) and manx (gaelg), the last of which died out in the 20th century but has since been revived to some degree. ==nomenclature== although irish and manx are often referred to as irish gaelic and manx gaelic (as they are goidelic or gaelic languages), the use of the word gaelic is unnecessary because the terms irish and manx, when referring to language (as in, "to speak irish"), only ever refer to these languages, whereas scots has come to refer to a germanic language, and therefore "scottish" can refer to things not at all gaelic. the word gaelic by itself is sometimes used to refer to scottish gaelic (especially in scotland) and is thus ambiguous. the names used in the languages themselves (gaeilge/gaolainn/gaelic in irish, gaelg/gailck in manx, and gÃ idhlig in scottish gaelic) are derived from old irish goÃ­delc, which comes from old welsh guoidel meaning "pirate, raider".koch, john. the goddodin of aneirin, celtic studies publications, 1997, pg. xcvii, note 2koch, john (ed). celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia, abc-clio, 2006, p. 739 ==classification== the family tree of the goidelic languages is as follows: * primitive irish ** old irish *** middle irish **** modern irish **** scottish gaelic **** manx ==history and 
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