Dunveryssyn yn Tooder-Folley - The Vampire Murders

Skeeal straneagh liorish Brian Stowell: Ayrn 50
A serial story by Brian Stowell: Part 50

Veagh yn Sam elley loayrt dy mie as dy flaaoil mychione argidys Vannin. Veagh eh ginsh spotçh ny ghaa, veagh eh gra dy row dy chooilley nhee goll mie dy liooar, agh bare dooin goaill kiarail nish as sy traa ry-heet. Y shenn skeeal reeshtagh. Va’n reiltys jannoo e chooid share dy phollal magh molteyrys as argid sollagh. Begin argidys Vannin y vooadaghey, agh ec yn un cheayrt begin reilley stroshey y reaghey harrish cooishyn argidys ayns Mannin. Veagh yn lught-eaishtagh bwoalley bassyn dy cooyrtoil as gimmeeaght ass y voayl. Shiaghtin ny ghaa lurg shen, veagh lught yn argidys cur raaue da Reiltys Vannin dy jinnagh argid faagail Mannin dy beagh y reilley-argidys ro yeean.
‘Cre’n fa nagh vel Mainshter Wattleworth er jeet rish foast?’ vrie Juan Kodhere.
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Veagh yn Sam elley loayrt dy mie..(VEE-ukh-in-sam-ELL-ya-LAWRT-the-MY) - The other Sam would be speaking well..
..as dy flaaoil mychione argidys Vannin. (azz-the-flaa-OLE-ma-H’YOWN-ERG-idi- iss-VANN-in) - ..and fluently about the finance of Mann.
‘-ys’ is a common ending for abstract nouns: argid - money, argidys - finance.
Veagh eh ginsh spotçh ny ghaa..(VEE-ukh-a-ginsh-SPOTCH-na-GHAA) - He would be telling a joke or two..
..agh bare dooin goaill kiarail nish as sy traa ry-heet. (akh-BARE-DUN-goyl-kar- AIL-NISH-azz-sa-TRAA-ra-HITT) - ..but we had better take care now and in the future. (‘..but better for-us taking care now and in the time to come’.)
Y shenn skeeal reeshtagh. (a-SHANN-SKEE-al-REESH-chakh) - The old story again. Add ‘-agh’ for emphasis: ‘reeshtagh’, ‘nishtagh’,‘eishtagh’.
Va’n reiltys jannoo e chooid share..(van-RAILT-iss-JINN-oo-a-KHOODJ-SHARE) - The government was doing its best..(‘..doing its best portion’.)
..dy phollal magh molteyrys as argid sollagh. (the-FOLL-al-MAKH-molt-AYR-iss- azz-ERG-id-SOLL-akh) - ..to prune out fraud and dirty money.
Begin argidys Vannin y vooadaghey..(BA-eedn-ERG-id-iss-VANN-in-a-VOO-ad- akh-a) - The finance of Mann had to be enlarged.. (‘Was-complusion the finance of Mann to enlarge..’
.. begin reilley stroshey y reaghey harrish cooishyn argidys..(BA-eedn-RAIL-ya- STRAWZH-a-a-RAYKH-a-HARR-ish-KOOSH-un-ERG-id-iss) - ..stronger regulation had to be arranged over financial matters..
Veagh yn lught-eaishtagh bwoalley bassyn dy cooyrtoil..(VEE-ukh-in-LUKHT- AYSH-chakh-BOO-al-a-BAZZ-un-the-koort-OLE) - The audience would be applauding politely..(‘The listening-people would be striking palms politely’)
.. cur raaue .. dy jinnagh argid faagail Mannin dy beagh y reilley-argidys ro yeean.
(kur-RAA-oo..the-JINN-akh-ERG-id-faag-AIL-MANN-in-the-BEE-ukh-a-RAIL- ya-ERG-id-iss-raw-YEE-an) -..giving a warning..that money would leave Mann if the finance regulation was too severe (earnest).
Cre’n fa nagh vel Mainshter Wattleworth er jeet rish foast? (krinn-FAA-nakh-VELL- MINE-shter-W. err-JITT-rish-FOHSS?) - Why hasn’t Mr W. appeared yet?
(‘Why is Mr W. not after coming to-it yet?’)