Lessoon Queig : C'raad t'ou cummal?

Lesson Five: Where do you live?


lessoon queig (lezz-OON-KWEGG) - lesson five
c'raad? (kraad) - where?
cummal (KUMM-al) - living (dwelling)
ayns (unnss) - in

Mannin (MANN-in) - Mann
ellan (ELL-yan) - island
Ellan Vannin (ELL-yan VANN-in) - Isle of Man

Changing an initial letter (a 'mutation') sometimes expresses 'of'.

Nalbin (NOLL-bin) - Scotland
Nerin (N'YAY-rin) - Ireland
Sostyn (SAWSS-tan) - England
y Thalloo Bretnagh (a-TOLL-oo BRETT-nakh) - Wales ('The Welsh Land')


ayns yn/ ayns y (UNNSS-an/UNNSS-a) - in the

balley (BAL-ya) - town / farm
ayns y valley (UNNSS-a-VAL-ya) - in the town

Note that the 'b' in 'balley' changes to 'v' after 'ayns y'.

This is another example of a mutation (a unique feature of Celtic languages).

ayns yn / ayns y is sometimes shortened to 'syn / sy:

sy valley (sa-VAL-ya) - in the town

In Manx, if you live in the country, you live 'on' it:

er (err) - on
çheer (cheer) - country
er y cheer (ERR-a-CHEER) - in the country

Co-loayrtys (koh-LAWRT-as) - Conversation

Juan: C'raad t'ou cummal? Vel oo cummal ayns Sostyn?
Finlo: Cha nel - ta mee cummal ayns Mannin.
Juan: As c'raad ayns Mannin t'ou cummal? Doolish?
Finlo: Cha nel - ayns Rhumsaa.

Cur Baarle orroo shoh:

ayns - in
ayns y valley - in the town
ayns yn/ ayns y - in the
balley - town / farm
c'raad? - where?
çheer - country
co-loayrtys - conversation
cummal - living (dwelling)
ellan - island
Ellan Vannin - Isle of Man
er - on
er y cheer - in the country
lessoon queig - lesson five
Mannin - Mann
Nalbin - Scotland
Nerin - Ireland
Sostyn - England
sy valley - in the town
y Thalloo Bretnagh - Wales ('The Welsh Land')

Cur Baarle orroo shoh:

C'raad t'ou cummal?
Vel oo cummal ayns Sostyn?
Vel oo cummal ayns Nalbin?
Vel oo cummal sy Thalloo Bretnagh?
Ta Finlo cummal ayns Mannin.
Ta Catreeney cummal sy valley.
Ta Finlo cummal ayns er y cheer.
Ta Finlo cummal syn Ellan.
C'raad ayns Sostyn ta Juan cummal?
C'raad ayns Nerin ta Juan cummal?

Cur Gaelg orroo shoh:

In the island - Ayns yn ellan
In the Isle of Man - Ayns Ellan Vannin
In Mann - Ayns Mannin
In Scotland - Ayns Nalbin
In Ireland - Ayns Nerin
In England - Ayns Sostyn
In the town - sy valley
In Wales ('The Welsh Land') - sy Thalloo Bretnagh

Vel fys ayd?

1. What does the 'b' in 'balley' change to after 'ayns y'?
2. What does changing an initial letter (a 'mutation') sometimes express?
3. Name a unique feature of Celtic languages.
4. What are 'ayns yn' and 'ayns y' sometimes shortened to?
5. In Manx, if you live in the country, you say you live -