Lessoon Daeed: Shennaghys Giare jeh Mannin
Lesson Forty: A Short History of Mann


daeed (DY-eed) - forty
shennaghys (SHAN-akh-ass) - history
giare (g'yayr) - short
jeh (jay) - of

Shennaghys Vannin

Cha nel fys ain er yn traa haink ny Celtiee dys Mannin. Son shickyrys, t'ad ayns Mannin son thousanenyn dy vleeantyn. Roish my daink yn Creestiaght dys Mannin, t'eh jeeaghyn dy row sorçh dy henn Vretnish ec cummaltee Vannin. Lurg shen, haink shenn Yernish dys Mannin. Sy nuyoo cheead, haink Mannin fo smaght ny Loghlynnee. Lurg ny Loghlynnee, va pooar ec ny Albinee as lurg shen ec ny Sostnee. Agh ta Mannin foast ayn.

Cha nel fys ain (ha-NELL-fiss-INE) We do not know

'Cha nel fys ain er yn traa' in English is (word for word) 'There is not knowledge at us on the time' ('We do not know when ...')

haink ny Celtiee (HENK-na-KELL-chee) - the Celts came
thousaneyn dy vleeantyn (tow-ZAAN-an-tha-VLEEN-tan) - thousands of years
roish (rohsh) - before
roish my daink yn Creestiaght (ROHSH-ma-DENK-in-KREES-tee-akht) - before Christianity came
t'eh jeeaghyn dy row (tay-JEEKH-an-tha-ROW) - it appears that there was
sorçh dy henn Vretnish (SURCH-tha-han-VRETT-nish) - a sort of old Welsh
Bretnish (BRETT-nish) - Welsh language
cummaltee (KUMM-al-tee) - inhabitants
lurg shen (lurg-shen) - after that
Yernish (YERN-ish) - Irish language
smaght ny Loghlynnee (SMAKHT-na-LAWKH-linn-ee) - the control of the Scandinavians
pooar (poor) - power
ny Albinee (na-ALB-in-ee) - the Scots


'Va pooar ec ny Albinee' translated literally is 'There was power at the Scots' ('The Scots had power').

ny Sostnee (na-SAWSS-nee) - the English

Lots of nouns ending in '-agh' form plurals by changing '-agh' to '-ee':
Albinagh

(ALB-in-akh)

A Scot
Albinee

(ALB-in-ee)

Scots


Cur Gaelg orroo shoh:


A Scot - Albinagh
a sort of old Welsh - sorçh dy henn Vretnish
after that - lurg shen
before - roish
before Christianity came - roish my daink yn Creestiaght
forty - daeed
history - shennaghys
inhabitants - cummaltee
Irish language - Yernish
it appears that there was - t'eh jeeaghyn dy row
of - jeh
power - pooar
Scots - Albinee
short - giare
the Celts came - haink ny Celtiee
the control of the Scandinavians - smaght ny Loghlynnee
the English - ny Sostnee
the Scots - ny Albinee
thousands of years - thousaneyn dy vleeantyn
We do not know - Cha nel fys ain
Welsh language - Bretnish

Cur Baarle orroo shoh:


Agh ta Mannin foast ayn.
As lurg shen va pooar ec ny Sostnee.
Cha nel fys ain er yn traa haink ny Celtiee dys Mannin.
Haink Mannin fo smaght ny Loghlynnee.
Lurg ny Loghlynnee, va pooar ec ny Albinee.
Lurg shen, haink shenn Yernish dys Mannin.
Roish my daink yn Creestiaght dys Mannin,
Shennaghys giare jeh Mannin
Son shickyrys, t'ad ayns Mannin son thousanenyn dy vleeantyn.
Sy nuyoo cheead.
T'eh jeeaghyn dy row sorçh dy henn Vretnish ec cummaltee Vannin.


Vel fys ayd?

Word for word what is - 'Cha nel fys ain er yn traa' in English?

'Va pooar ec ny Loghlynnee' translated literally would be - ?

Lots of nouns ending in '-agh' form plurals by changing '-agh' to what?