Blair Collection > Practical grammar of the antient Gaelic, or, Language of the Isle of Man, usually called Manks
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THE MANKS LANGUAGE. 49
Preter.
Singular.
Va mee my Jiassoo, or liass mee, I stood, or was standing".
V'ou dty hassoo, or hass oo, thou stoodest, &c.
Veil ny hassoo, or hass eh, he stood, &c.
Plural.
Va shin nyn shassoo, or ny hassoo, or hass shin, &c.
Future.
Singular.
Bee'm my hassoo, or shassym, I will stand, &c.
Bee 00 dty hassoo, or shassee oo, thou wilt stand.
Bee eh ny hassoo, or shassee eh, he will stand.
Plural.
Bee mayd nyn shassoo, or shassee mayd, we will stand.
Bee shiu nyn shassoo, or shassee shiu, ye will stand.
Bee ad nyn shassoo, or shassee ad, they shall or will stand, &c.
Interrogative. — Row oo dty hassoo ? Were you standing ?
Vel eh ny hassoo ? Is he standing ?
Affirmative. — Va mee my hassoo, I was standing.
T^eh ny hassoo, he is standing.
Negative. — Cha row mee my hassoo, I was not standing.
Cha vel eh ny hassoo, he is not standing.
Cha shassym, 1 will not stand.
Ny shass, stand not.
MGEE EXAMPLES.
Ta mee my hole, I sit.
Interrogative. — Vel oo dty hole ? Do you sit ?
Affirmative. — Ta mee my hoie, I sit.
Negative. — Cha vel mee my hoie, I do not sit.
Ta mee er my ghoostey, 1 am awake.
Preter.
Singular.
Va mee my Jiassoo, or liass mee, I stood, or was standing".
V'ou dty hassoo, or hass oo, thou stoodest, &c.
Veil ny hassoo, or hass eh, he stood, &c.
Plural.
Va shin nyn shassoo, or ny hassoo, or hass shin, &c.
Future.
Singular.
Bee'm my hassoo, or shassym, I will stand, &c.
Bee 00 dty hassoo, or shassee oo, thou wilt stand.
Bee eh ny hassoo, or shassee eh, he will stand.
Plural.
Bee mayd nyn shassoo, or shassee mayd, we will stand.
Bee shiu nyn shassoo, or shassee shiu, ye will stand.
Bee ad nyn shassoo, or shassee ad, they shall or will stand, &c.
Interrogative. — Row oo dty hassoo ? Were you standing ?
Vel eh ny hassoo ? Is he standing ?
Affirmative. — Va mee my hassoo, I was standing.
T^eh ny hassoo, he is standing.
Negative. — Cha row mee my hassoo, I was not standing.
Cha vel eh ny hassoo, he is not standing.
Cha shassym, 1 will not stand.
Ny shass, stand not.
MGEE EXAMPLES.
Ta mee my hole, I sit.
Interrogative. — Vel oo dty hole ? Do you sit ?
Affirmative. — Ta mee my hoie, I sit.
Negative. — Cha vel mee my hoie, I do not sit.
Ta mee er my ghoostey, 1 am awake.
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| Early Gaelic Book Collections > Blair Collection > Practical grammar of the antient Gaelic, or, Language of the Isle of Man, usually called Manks > (97) |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/81514586 |
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| Description | By John Kelly ; edited, together with an introduction, life of Dr Kelly, and notes, by William Gill. |
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| Shelfmark | Blair.242 |
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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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