Albannach, :as regards the spelling, the kingdom of Alba was established in approx 900AD formed by Pictish people and Dai Raita, with the foundations laid by the warlord Kenneth Macalpin as a way of fending off the Vikings, "Alba" isnt simply another word for "Scotland" Alba was a Kindom within Scotland basicailly the east and west together, Large parts of the north had running battles with the Vikings and the borders waged war with the Angles and Britons in the south, so really "Alba" is the name of the parts of Scotland that were brought together. A lot of people labour under the impression that Scotlands "Proper" name is Alba, which of course its not, Alba was a kingdom establised within the mainland. A kingdom that no longer exists, however establising of ALBA was the first step in the creation of what we now know as Scotland, previous to this Scotland was a country divided by warring factions.

any back to the point I have spoken today to some very fluent speakers and its been suggested that an alternative word for "Alba" is "Albainn" hence the two Ns, the common way of spelling it is with 2 Ns and "Ban-albannach" is the feminine and "Albannaich" being the plural.