The word “Gaelic” in English derives from Gaeilge which is the word in Irish for the language itself. However, when English is being used, the Irish language is conventionally referred to as “Irish,” not “Gaelic.”
The letter #A has five different sounds in English:
1) Short A: As in "cat"
2) Long A: As in "cake"
3) Schwa A: As in "sofa"
4) Broad A: As in "father"
5) R-controlled A: As in "car"
The United States does not have an official language, but some states list #English as their official language. Although the most commonly used language is English, people in the U. S. speak or sign more than 350 languages
From the 13th century until the end of the 18th century; the language now known as #Urdu was called Hindi, Hindavi, Hindustani, Dehlavi, Dihlawi, Lahori, and Lashkari.
#Sanskrit is the origin of most languages in Pakistan, North India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. The two primary languages of Pakistan and India, Hindi and Urdu, are derived mainly from Sanskrit.
#Portuguese is a Romance language that evolved from Latin. It's part of the Ibero-Romance branch of the Indo-European language family. Portuguese is most closely related to Castilian Spanish and Catalan, but it's also close to French, Italian, and Romanian.