In Disney's Brave, no one (in the film and that I know in the audience) can tell what Young MacGuffin is saying. My question is, could he be speaking Scottish Gaelic? The flavor of the words sounded like Gaelic, but I couldn't be sure.
So I looked it up online. Well, the flavor is Gaelic, but he is technically speaking English! IMBD, among other sources, reports that he speaks the Doric dialect (of English). This is the dialect of the Scottish hometown of the voice of Young MacGuffin, Kevin McKidd. (The Hollywood Reporter, The Hollywood Reporter )
Kevin McKidd told The Hollywood Reporter, "It definitely is a fanaticized version of Scotland but I think that they did capture the essence and spirit of the landscape and spirit. The humorous and wildness but warmth still exists, really captured that, kind of a love letter to Scotland in a way. I think the landscapes they created were almost more beautiful than Scotland."
There are other interesting facts amongst the trivia. Seems like this was a film of firsts:
IMBD Brave Trivia
Want to learn more and see samples of Doric?
Wikipedia entry on Doric
