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A GEAMMAE OF THE MAXKS LANGUAGE.
CHAPTER I.
Of the Letters.
The GcqAtal Ltttcrs.
ABCCH*r)EFGHIJKLMNOPPHQRSTUVWY.
Small Letters.
abcclidefgliijklmnoppliqrstuvwy.
The Alphabet consists of seventeen single and two double con-
sonantSj and seven vowels, viz., a, e, i, o, u, tv, y.
Of the consonants fourteen are mutable, viz., h, c, cli, d,f, g,j,
h, ni, p, ph, q, s, t.
The immutables are I, n, r, which always retain their sound
and alter not.
Thej, A-, and q consonants are properly no Manks letters ; yet,
as we have no single characters of our own to express their
sounds, we have adopted those of the Roman alphabet, and
instead of di, according to the Irish, and si, according to the
Welsh, we use^; as Jee, Godj Juan, John — Ir. Dia, &c. The
* This letter does not orig;inally belon;^ to our alphabet ; but, like the Welsh
is a modern corruption oti ; as, iustcud of tens, heat, we i-ay chiass.
CHAPTER I.
Of the Letters.
The GcqAtal Ltttcrs.
ABCCH*r)EFGHIJKLMNOPPHQRSTUVWY.
Small Letters.
abcclidefgliijklmnoppliqrstuvwy.
The Alphabet consists of seventeen single and two double con-
sonantSj and seven vowels, viz., a, e, i, o, u, tv, y.
Of the consonants fourteen are mutable, viz., h, c, cli, d,f, g,j,
h, ni, p, ph, q, s, t.
The immutables are I, n, r, which always retain their sound
and alter not.
Thej, A-, and q consonants are properly no Manks letters ; yet,
as we have no single characters of our own to express their
sounds, we have adopted those of the Roman alphabet, and
instead of di, according to the Irish, and si, according to the
Welsh, we use^; as Jee, Godj Juan, John — Ir. Dia, &c. The
* This letter does not orig;inally belon;^ to our alphabet ; but, like the Welsh
is a modern corruption oti ; as, iustcud of tens, heat, we i-ay chiass.
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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Description | Selected 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. |
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