Scottish Gaelic alphabet

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The Scottish Gaelic language only has 18 letters that it uses.

A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U

The names of the letters are as follows:
A - ailm
B - beith
C - coll
D - dair
E - eadha
F - fearn
G - gort
H - uath
I - iogh
L - luis
M - muin
N - nuin
O - oir / onn
P - peithe
R - ruis
S - suil
T - teine
U - ur

If you want to learn the pronunciation, the best method is via some form of audio, as many sounds in Gaelic do not have an equivalent in English.

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