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TiT.lIl. An Armoric Grammar.
i8i
as in the French , viz.. as / in ih;
EngliJhvioTd Divifioii. Gueznd^ui
arc ;)ronouoc'd iometur.cs as the
Latiu, and lometimesas if written
only f and >«. Gn is pronoonc'd ai
in French.
II /as in Freneh. The Ini-
tial I is moft commonly a Conto-
nant,exct;pting when thus [J ] writ-
ten, and then 'tis pronounc'd as y.
15. 0« as in the French.
14.. 2/ before a Vowel is pro-
nounc'd as fi.
IS- U i.'- (bmctimes pronounc'd
like (>; as Ha7iu is read Hit", &c.
id. X in the Termination isonly
equivalent to s ; as, Penanx for Pe-
naus.
17. Z has its peculiar pronuncia-
tion , which is to be learn'd only
by the ear.
>^- Thisj4ccountofthe Armoriquc
FronuBcialiort being intended for
the uje of the French, it Jeemd
not amifs to addthefollovjing Pa-
rallel of their Alphabet -with the
Englilh, according to their mo-
at m Pronunciation in the Diocejs
ofSt.?M\ de Leon.
A, .j: as. Tan, Firei Aual, An apple.
B, b : a.; BtZO, A birch- tree.
C before a, o, and u, and vihen an
Initial before a Liquid, is pro-
nounc'd as k; but before e andi
aii: asisalldtbeirqand qcorcc,.
Ch as fli ;» F.n^lifli ; but c'h as the
Greek z , or Welih and Irifh ch.
But you are to ebferve that Ma-
noir fir/l diflinguijh'd c'h from
ch, for the later ftems no genuine
Britilh pronunciation , but bor-
row' d from the French.
D,d: as in Englifli, excepting as
above.
Ejt' : Enezcn, An ifland; and fame-
times as ae, as CcLO [ mujlard ]
is pronounc'd Sacio.
F,f: Fa, A bean.
G befarc a, o, andn, as in Englilh :
but gu before a Voviel, [ometimes
retains the u,according to the Ro-
man Pronunciation, as Guin guel
[better ■wine'\mufi be read G ween
guel j and Jometimes loofes it ; as
re gucment [ how much ] is read
Pe jement. G before n becomes
another n as in the Italian. Before
c .ivd I 'tis equivalent to zh, and
elfeiuhere as in Englifii.
H,A:Huc^h, A hog.
I, <"?. as Bian [fmall'\ -would be
•written by an EnglidimanjSf m».
K,/t; But this Letter occurrs only
in fame old Books, being 710'-jj ob-
folete.
L,l ■ Linat, A Kettle.
M, m : Mezen, An acorn.
N,w : Neuez, Mtu.
O, : Offeren, Ihe mafs. Excepting
that oa if pronounc'd, IS 00 in Ea-
glifll.
V,p: Pret, Time ; Pren, Timber.
Qu, h : As Queguin [ a kitchin ] m
pronounc'd Kejin ; ./r-i^ Queiguel
la diJ}aff']Ke\g€,,&c.
R, r : Ran, A frog ; Rot, ^ wheel,
and not as rh, iihen an Initial, as
al-uiays in the Wellh.
S, s : Sizun, A ■week.
T,t. Teual, Dark -.but before i and
another Vowel 'tis pronounc'd at
ani; as Dcuotioa is read Dcvo-
fion.
V vt-welis { as amongft the Ancient
Romans ) of this form V , and
pronounc'd as in Englilh, viz.- as
iu: So vnan \_one'\ muft be read
iunan.
U preceding a Vowel or V Confo-
nant we find generally thus [ u ]
written ; but 'tis pronounc'd as
;» Englilh: So A\ii\\_an apple']
mufl be read k.vi\.
X, / : JJ Saux [ an Englilhraan J is
pronounc'd Swvs or Sao?.
Z,s. as Go^iiz [^^7/</]gwcz.
CHAP. II.
Of Nouns.
Sea. I.
Of the A RTicLE.
t. The Eaglijh Article 7*^, is in
the Armoric cxpr^WA by An or Ar
throughout all Genders and Num-
bers, and is thus declin'd.
Sing.
N.^r^<?rc'^«, The maid.
G. Eusar Verc'hes, Of the maid.
D. D' ar Verc'hes, To the maid.
Ac. Ar yerc'hes,The maid.
V. O Guerc'hes, O maid.
AhlEus ar Verc'hes,Fiom the maid.
Ikir.
N. Ar Guerc'hefet , The maid.".
G. Eus ar Guerc'hefet, Of the maids.
D. D' ar Guerc hejet , To the maids.
Ac. Ar. Guerc hejet. The maids.
V.O Guerc'hefet, O maids.
Abl. Eus ar Guerc'hefet , From the
maids.
Sing.
N. An aour. The gold.
G. Eus an aour. Of the gold.
D. Dan aour. To the gold.
kc. An aour. The gold.
W .Oaour, O gold.
Abl. Eusan aour. From the gold.
This Article is declin'd in the
Plural Number as in the Singular.
2. ^7/isalwaysus'd before Nouns
that begin with a Vowel ; as , An
aut. The fea-fliorej An Ebeliel,
The Apoftles ; An ifili. The mem-
bers ; An oberiou mat. The good
works ; An vi. The egg.
3 . An takes place alfo before three
C'onfonants, -viz. d, n, t ; as, An
dour. The water • An nadoz. The
needle; An tat. The father.
4.. Before the other Confonants
An is never made ufe of, but Ar ;
which before words beginning with
/ is chang'd into al; as,
B. Ar buhez.. The life.
C. Ar c'haro. The ftag.
F. Ar gouel. The feaft.
K. Ar kar. The city.
L. Al lewr. The book.
M. when chang'd into V ". Ar
uam. The mother.
P. Ar pap. The Pope.
Q^ when chang'd into c'h -. Ar
chijlin. The chef-nut.
R. Ar RoafjThe King.
S. Ar jei-un. The ribband.
Zz
f. The Englijh Particle a or an
isexprcls'd in the Armonc by vn
or ur. Vn takes place before words
that begin v/ith Vowels or thcCon-
lonants d, l,n,t. And C/r before
the reft ; as,
Vn arc'h, A coffer.
Vn ene, A foul.
Vn in fern, An hell.
Vn orfevvrer, A gold-(mitn.
f^n vi. An egg.
yn Doue, A God.
Vn nix., A nephew.
Vn lewr, A book.
Vn taro, A bull.
B. Vr bar ados, A paradile.
C. Vr c'hroajhent, A crofe way.
F. Vr feft, A banquet.
G. ^'r^r<'f, A woman.
K.Vr guer,A home or habitation.
M. Vr mellezour,A looking-glafs.
P. Vr paour, A poor fellow.
Q^ Vr c'hendervv, A couCn-ger-
man.
R . Vr rofen, A rofe.
5. Vrfa'e, A robe, a gown.
6. A'a is chang'd into Vnan, when
a numeral Noun without a fubilan-
tivc : as, Pet Doue fo ? Vnan. How
many Gods are there?One But when
the Subftantive is exprefs'd we muft
dyvrj as, VrguenneCy A penny.
Seft. 1.
OfNounS Su BSTANTIVES.
I. The Subftantive is undeclin-
ed ; All the Cafes in the Singular
Number being like the Nomina-
tive,and tliofe of the Plural like the
Nominative Plural.
a- The Nominative Plural dif-
fers from theNominativeSingular ;
^,Pei^het, A fin, PI. Pec'hedou.
Sea. 3.
Rules for the Plural of Sub-
ftantives.
I. The moft common Termi-
nation of the Plural is ou, as appears
by the following examples of Nouns
of all Terminations in the Singular.
Tra, A thing; Plur. Traeu.
Bara, Bread ; Baraou.
Promeffa, A ptom'tCe jProraejfaou.
Benkuec, An inftrument ; Ben-
huegeou.
■ Bee, A bill ; a fliarp point, Begou.
Toe, A cap or bonnet ; Tocou.
Pare, A field; Parcou-
Viltancc^, Filth; Viltanqou.
P/(7fq, Place, room; a plain and
unhous'd ground ; e^f. Plac^ou
Mibiliaich , Foolerie ; Mibili-
aichou.
Tach, A nail; Tachou.
Flac'h, A crutch.; Flac'hou.
Cure, A cure ; Cureou.
Carg, A burden ; Cargou.
Choari, A play ; C'k$ari»u.
Gouli, A wound ; Goulioa.
Articl, An article; Articlou.
Boc'hal, A hatchet or ax; Bo-
chalou.
Chatal, Cattle ; Chatalou
Baniel, A banner; Banielou.
Roefl, Confufion; Roeftou.
Buil, A blifter; Buillou.
Coail, Aquiile; Coaillou.
Trubuitj Afflidion; Trubuillou.
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