Dunveryssyn yn Tooder-Folley - The Vampire Murders

Skeeal straneagh liorish Brian Stowell: Ayrn 51
A serial story by Brian Stowell: Part 51

Cha dug eh geill erbee da feysht y naighteyr elley mychione ny mraane. ‘T’eh anmagh dy liooar nish’.
‘T’ad kinjagh anmagh ec ny çhaglymyn shoh’, dooyrt Sam. Va fys echey nagh row shoh kiart. As, dy jarroo, va sharvaant theayagh ny ghaa shooyl mygeayrt dy imneagh er yn ardan beg. Lurg tammylt, haink nane jeu dys y veealag. Ren eh creddal dy faitagh. Va’n vooadaght-sheean niartal as ren dy chooilley pheiagh lheim.
‘Gow-shiu my leshtal, vraane as gheiney seyrey’, dooyrt y sharvaant theayagh. ‘Ta çhingys er jeet er Mainshter Wattleworth dy doaltattym. Ayns yn ynnyd echey, bee Mainshter Lamothe veih’n Tashtey loayrt rooin..... bee eshyn aarloo ayns tammylt beg..’
‘Ta shoh quaagh’, dooyrt Sam rish Juan. ‘Cha row Wattleworth rieau çhing, choud’s ta cooinaghtyn ayms. Bee Lamothe cur cadley orrin dy tappee.’
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Cha dug eh geill erbee da feysht y naighteyr elley..(ha-DUG-a-gayl-er-BEE-daa- FAYSHT-a-ny-akht-AYR-ELL-ya)- He paid no attention to the other newsman’s question..(‘He didn’t give any attention to the question of the..’)
Alternatively: Cha ren eh cur geill erbee da...
T’ad kinjagh anmagh ec ny çhaglymyn shoh..(tadd-KIN-jakh-ANN-makh-eck-na- CHAGG-lim-un-SHAW) - They’re always late at these meetings..
As, dy jarroo, va sharvaant theayagh ny ghaa shooyl mygeayrt ..(azz, the-JARR-oo, va-shar-VAANT-TEE-akh-na-GHAA-SHOOL-ma-GEERT) - And, indeed, one or two civil servants were walking about..
..dy imneagh er yn ardan beg. (the-imm-N’YAY-akh-err-in-ERD-an-BEG) - ..anxiously on the small stage..
Lurg tammylt, haink nane jeu dys y veealag. (lurg-TAMM-ilt, henk-NAAN-JAA-oo- duss-a-VEE-al-ag) - After a while, one of them came to the microphone.
Ren eh creddal dy faitagh. (RENN-a-KREDD-al-the-FAACH-akh) - He coughed shyly.
Va’n vooadaght-sheean niartal..(van-MOO-ad-akh-a--SHEE-an-N’YART-al) - The sound amplification was powerful..
..ren dy chooilley pheiagh lheim. (renn-the-KHYULL-ya-FY-akh-L’YIMM) - ..everybody jumped. (‘dy chooilley’ causes letter changes.)
Ta çhingys er jeet er Mainshter Wattleworth dy doaltattym. (ta-CHING-iss-err-JITT- err-MINE-shter-W.-the-dawl-TADJ-im) - Mr Wattleworth has been taken ill suddenly. (‘Illness has come on Mr W. suddenly’.)
Ayns yn ynnyd echey..(unnss-in-INN-id-EGG-a) - In his place..(Instead of him..)
..bee Mainshter Lamothe veih’n Tashtey loayrt rooin..(bee-MINE-shter-L.-vine- TASH-cha-LAWRT-run) -..Mr L. from the Treasury will be speaking to us..
Cha row Wattleworth rieau çhing..(ha-ROW-W.-ROO-ching) - W. was never ill.
..choud’s ta cooinaghtyn ayms. (HOWDZ-ta-KUNN-yakht-in-IMM-iss) - ..as far as I remember.
Bee Lamothe cur cadley orrin dy tappee. (bee-L.-kurr-KAD-la-ORR-in-the-TAVV- ee) - L. will be sending us to sleep quickly. (‘..putting sleep on-us..’)