Language

The Picts spoke a Brittonic language, similar to Welsh or Cornish.

In the first millennium BC, the common root of the native languages spoken across the British Isles was Celtic. But these languages evolved with time. In Ireland and the far west of Scotland, Celtic developed into Gaelic. Linguists refer to the various strands of this language as Q-Celtic. In other regions, P-Celtic (or Brittonic) languages developed, including Pictish.

Pictish gradually died out during the 10th and 11th centuries, and Gaelic became the everyday language of former Pictish regions.

The Picts spoke a Brittonic language, similar to Welsh or Cornish.

In the first millennium BC, the common root of the native languages spoken across the British Isles was Celtic. But these languages evolved with time. In Ireland and the far west of Scotland, Celtic developed into Gaelic. Linguists refer to the various strands of this language as Q-Celtic. In other regions, P-Celtic (or Brittonic) languages developed, including Pictish.

Pictish gradually died out during the 10th and 11th centuries, and Gaelic became the everyday language of former Pictish regions.