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==Scots (the tribe)==
==Scots (the people)==
The term '''Scots''' can refer to the people of Scotland, and specifically to the Scots Tribe that united with the [[picts]] to form Scotland in the year 843. As an ethnic group, the Scots are related to both the Germanic tribes and the Celtic tribes.
The term '''Scots''' can refer to the people of [[Scotland]]. The Scottish are a [[Celt|Celtic]] people.
==Scots the language==
==Scots the language==
'''Scots''' is a language (or a dialect; there are no firm distinctions) somewhat similar to English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland.
'''Scots''' is a language descended from Old English, it is spoken by up to 1,500,000 people in the Lowlands of Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland where it is known as Ulster Scots or Ullans.
Scots is part of the Anglic language group along with the closely related, and sometimes mutually intelligible [[English]] language.
* [http://www.scots-online.org/ Scots-online]
* [http://www.scots-online.org/ Scots-online]