Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1841 to 1870 > Double grammar, of English and Gaelic, in which the principles of both languages are clearly explained

20 ORTHOGRAPHY.
The English consists of
twenty-six letters, and the
Gaelic of eighteen, both di¬
vided into Roman and Ita¬
lic capitals and small:—
LITIREACHADH.
Tha sea litrichean ficlC
ead ’sa Bheurla agus ochd-
deug 'sa Ghaelig, araon
roinnte 'nan 'ceanntagan
agus ’nam meanbhagan,
Romanach agus Eadal-
tach:—
Rom.
Rom.
Ital,
Ital.
r A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O,
P‘ P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.
Small a’ b’ c’d’ e’ f’ g’ ij h k’ lj m> n» °> P> r>
s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z. «
c A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N,
P' O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, IV, X, Y, Z.
Small c’ e>f< 9> l1! i> j> l> m> n> Pi 9, r,
s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z.
The Letters of the Gaelic are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L,
M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U.
The first word of every
sentence, of every line in
poetry, the first letter of
every proper name, and of
every important word, be¬
gins with a capital.
CLASSES OF LETTERS.
Letters are divided into
Vowels and Consonants.
A Vowel is a letter which
makes a perfect sound of
itself; as «, o.
A Consonant is a letter
which cannot be sounded
without a vowel along with
it; as, b, l, m.
The Vowels are a, e, i, o,
u, and often w and y; but
the other nineteen letters of
the English Alphabet, and
Tha cheud fhocal de
gach eiallairt, de gach
sreath ’an rannachd, a
cheud litir de gach ainm
ceart, agus de gach focal
araid a toiseachadh le
ceanntaig.
ROINNEAN L1TRICHEAST.
Tha na litrichean roinnte
’nam' Fuaimragan agus
’nan Cdnnragan.
Is i Fuaimrag litir a ni
fuaim lan leatha fein; mar,
a, o.
Is i Connrag litir nach
dean fuaim gun fhuaimrag
leatha ; mar, b, l, m.
Is iad na Fuaimragan a,
e, i, o, u, agus gu trie w ’us
y; ’sa Bheurla ach tha na
uaoi litrichean deug eile
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