AN GAOḊAL
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LESSONS IN GAELIC.
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
Sounds of the Aspirates.
Ḃ and ṁ sound like w when preceded
or followed by a, o, u, as, a ḃárd, his
bard, a ṁart, his ox, pron., a wardh
warth, respectively; when preceded
or followed by e, i, like v, as, a ḃean,
his wife; a ṁian, his desire, pron. a
van, a vee-un ; ḋ and ġ sound like y
at the beginning of a word; they are
nearly silent in the middle, and whol¬
ly 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 " pure
" úr, fresh
Short. —
a " "
a " what,
as gar, near
é " "
e " bet
" beb, died
i " "
i " ill
" mil, honey
o " "
o " got
" poll, hole
u " "
u " put
" rud, thing
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French of Canada. The Irishman,
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