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Full list of the 15 languages MSPs spoke while swearing in

News Date: 14 May 2026
News Source: The National

More than 20 MSPs were sworn in to the Scottish Parliament after saying their oaths and affirmations in languages such as Gaelic, Mandarin, Shetlandic, French and Scots.

As well as taking oaths in English, a number of MSPs used additional languages when taking their oath, with the SNP’s Karen Adam using British Sign Language – which she learned as a child to help her communicate with her deaf father.

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