AN GAOḊAL.
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THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
ell
ḃ and ṁ sound like w when followed
or preceded by a, o, u, as, a ḃárd, his
bard, pronounced a wardh; a ṁart,
his beef or ox, pronounced a warth;
and like v when preceded by e, i, as,
a ḃean, his wife, pronounced, a van, a
ṁian, his desire, pronounced, a vee-un
Ḋ and ġ sound like y at the beginning
of a word; they are almost silent in
the middle, and perfectly so at the end
of words. Ċ sounds like ch; ṗ, like f;
ṡ and ṫ like h ; and ḟ is silent.
Sound of the Vowels — long. —
á sounds like
a in war,
as bárr, top.
é " "
e " ere,
" céir, wax.
í " "
ee " eel,
" mín' fine.
ó " "
o " old,
" ór, gold.
ú " "
u " rule,
" úr, fresh.
Short.
a " "
a in what,
as, gar, near.
e " "
e " bet,
" beḃ, died.
i " "
i " ill;
" mil, honey
o " "
o " got,
" lot, wound.
u " "
u " put,
" rud, thing.
SECOND BOOK (Continued).
D
1. An é an dó, no an ceaṫair, no an
cúig?
4. Deiċ mná, ḋá eaċ deug agus fiċe
caora.
3. Ḃí trí ṁíle eaċ annsúd agus ċúig
ċeud laoċ.
4. An dara lá deug & an fiċeaḋ mí.
5. Ḃí naoi mná & ḋá leanḃ deug ann-
6. Ḃí an deaċṁaḋ cloċ agaiḃ.
7. Ḃí ceiṫre ḃróga agaiḃ.
8. Áḋmud loḃṫa agus uḃall maiṫ.
9. Is raḋarc áluinn é sin.
10. Ḃí croiḋe ċróḋa agus aġaiḋ fear-
aṁuil ag an laoċ.
1. Aṫair agus máṫair, dearḃ-ṡiúr agus
dearḃráṫair.
2. Dearḃráṫair agus bráṫair, dearḃ-
ṡiúr agus siúr.
3. Ceud-ṗroinn agus proinn agus féire
4. Ḃí an talaṁ maiṫ agus ḃí an criaḋ-
aire seunṁar.
5. Ḃí an deaḋ-riġ sean agus ḃí an flaiṫ
cróḋa.
6. Tá aon loċ deug agus fiċe sruṫ ag-
us ceanntíre insin.
7. Tá fíor-ċara seasṁaċ agus fíor-
ḃuan agam.
8. Treun-ḟear agus saor-ḋuine.
9. Má tá tír-ġráḋ agat, fóġluim Gae-
ḋilge.
10. Éire go bráṫ.
RULES FOR ASPRATION.
RULE I.
The Article ann, the, causes aspira-
tion of the initial consonant (if aspir-
able) of feminine nouns in the nom-
inative and accusative cases.
Ex. 1.
Examples of Feminine Nouns as influ-
enced by the Article.
Pronounced
an ḃean, the woman, ahn vnn.
an ḃain-ḟeis, the wedding, vanish.
an ḃeaṫa, the life, vahah.
an ḃliaḋain, the year, vlee-an.
an ḃó, the cow, wo.
an ċaṫair, the city, chaw h
an ċloċ, the stone, chlough.
an ċolann, the body, cholunh.
an ḟairge, the sea, arge.
an ḟuinneog, the window, uinhoug.
an ġaoṫ, the wind, yay.
an ṁaidin, the morning, waidhin.
an ṁaiġdean, the maiden, wydh-un.
an ṁáṫair, the mother, wawhir.
an ṁin, the meal, vin.
an ṗóg, the kiss, foug.
an ṗroinn, the dinner, frinn.
A simpleton being handed a book to
read on opening it, commenced. —
"Ruda beaga breaca duḃa miona tiuġa."
