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Native languages of the United Kingdom

Can you name all of the live native languages spoken in the United Kingdom today? Data from This and This and This.
Estimated speaker population based on speakers worldwide
All numbers are approximate
Answers both in English and native name for the language
Quiz by EMZSEW
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Last updated: November 30, 2020
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First submittedOctober 19, 2020
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Speakers
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360 million
English
1,887,437
Irish / Gaeilge
1,500,000
Scots
947,700
Welsh / Cymraeg
151,000
British Sign Language
87,056
Scottish Gaelic
2,000
Cornish / Kernewek
1,823
Manx
7 Comments
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Level 49
Oct 20, 2020
this was a quiz
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Level 57
Oct 20, 2020
Indeed
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Level 17
Oct 21, 2020
Cool Quiz! Nominated. Thanks for using the correct term for Irish- Gaeilge!!!
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Level 33
Nov 3, 2020
Great quiz! Could you accept Gàidhlig for Scottish Gaelic?
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Level 57
Nov 3, 2020
Yes of course, added now :)
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Level 30
Nov 30, 2020
British Sign Language should be there.

Also there aren't that many Irish speakers. It includes the Republic of Ireland, which isn't part of the UK

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Level 57
Nov 30, 2020
Hey there, the caveat states the estimated speaker population is based on speakers worldwide, meaning it would include northern Ireland (there aren't 360 million English speakers in England either!). As for BSL I've added this in now, should update soon. Thanks!