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HOW TO LEARN GAELIC.
OUTLINES OF GAELIC GRAMMAR.
ORTHOGRAPHY AND PHONETICS.
The letteis of the (Jaelic Alphabet are only eigliteen in
number — five Vowels and thirteen Consonants — but by uieaiis
of cerlaiu vowel and consonant groupings and niodifieations a
scheme of symbols is obtained wliich, though it appears some-
what complex to the eye, is at once simple, effective, and
(juite sufficient for all the orthographical requirements of the
language.
THE vowp:ls.
(1) Br,H(,i—2L,0,U: (2) Slnuler—e,Ì.
THE CONSONANTS.
Mutable.
(3) Plain— g-, c; d, t; 1, n, r, s.
(4) AsiyiratM^gh, ch ; dh, th ; (Ih), (nh), (rh), sh.
Immutable.
(5) riairi— b, p ; f, h, m.
(6) Aqnrated —\ih., ^h \ fh, — , mh.
(7) With aspirated /, n, r, the sign of aspiration, //, is not
used in spelling.
In the following pages the word 'final' applies to syllables
-AS well as words.
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How to learn Gaelic
DescriptionOrthographical instructions grammar and reading lessons / by Alexander Macbain and John Whyte.
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Hew Morrison Collection
DescriptionA selection of items from a collection of 320 volumes and 30 pamphlets of literary and religious works in Scottish Gaelic. From the personal library of Hew Morrison, the first City Librarian of Edinburgh.
Early Gaelic Book Collections
DescriptionSelected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history.