Direction
The Manx words for (North, South East West) are (Hwoaie, Yiass, Har, Heear). Unlike
English the important ones are East and West. The words for these come from (ar)
meaning front and (eear) meaning back, when facing the rising sun.
As with up and down there are different ways of using these points of the compass
in different situations.
From
the speaker
To
the speaker
Side
of
E
Har shiar niar cheu har
jeh
my hiar veih 'n niar kione har
W
Heear sheear neear cheu
heear jeh
my heear veih 'n neear kione heear
N
Hwoaie twoaie veih 'n twoaie cheu hwoaie
jeh
my hwoaie kione hwoaie
S
Yiass jiass veih 'n jiass cheu yiass jeh
my yiass kione yiass
To talk about
the
N, S, E & W we use the following :-
Yn Shiar / Niar - The East Yn Sheear / Neear - The West
Yn Twoaie - The North Yn Jiass - The South
Ta shin ayns y jiass - We are in the south
Va mee goll my yiass - I was going southwards
Haink Ned veih'n jiass - Ned came from the south
V'eh er y cheu yiass jeh y valley - It was on the south side of the town
Ta'n Spaainey my yiass jeh'n Rank - Spain lies south of France
Because East and West are more important in Manx NE NW SE and SW are :-
Nair hwoaie - NE Neear hwoaie - NW
Niar ass - SE Neear ass - SW
To describe something (e.g. a wind)
Y Gheay hwoaie - The north wind Y gheay yiass - The south wind
Y gheay niar - The east wind Y gheay neear - The west wind
When you are moving 'to the east' you can say this in several ways e.g.
gys y shiar, lesh y shiar, gour y shiar.
V'eh goll gys y shiar - He was going to the east
T'ee shooyl lesh y twoaie - She is walking to the north
Neemayd roie gour y sheear - We will run to the west
Focklyn Noa
Rollage - Star Sheidey - Blowing
Jeeaghyn - Looking Shiaulley - Sailing
Jinnair - Dinner Barroose - Bus
Scuirr - Stopping Foillan - Gull
Goll twoaie - Rainbow Bee er dty hwoaie - Watch out.
1. Va geay niar lajer v'ayn.
2. Va'n gheay sheidey veih'n jiass.
3. Haink Juan veih'n twoaie.
4. Va mee jeeaghyn my hiar.
5. Ta Purt ny hInshey er y cheu heer jeh'n Ellan.
6. Ren shin shiaulley gys y sheear.
7. Ta Balley Chashtal my heear ass jeh Doolish.
8. Dee shin y jinnair ain ayns y twoaie.
9. Va geay hwoaie feayr sheidey.
10. Ta Skylley Maayl my hwoaie jeh Purt ny hInshey.
11. Ta Doolish my yiass jeh Laksaa.
12. Ta Purt ny hInshey my heear jeh Doolish.
13. Ta'n Cholloo my yiass jeh dagh ooilley voayl.
14. Haink Orry veih'n twoaie.
15. Va'n barroose goll twoaie traa ren eh scuirr.
16. Va Juan loayrt rish ny 'neenyn.
17. Dooyrt ny 'neenyn "Immee dy valley Yuan".
18. Hie Juan dy valley marish Ned.
19. Va'n voir ec Juan fuirraghtyn rish ec e hie.
20. "C'raad t'ou er ve?" dooyrt e voir.
21. Ta shin er ve geaishtagh rish ny foillanyn.
22. Honnick ad yn rollage ayns y shiar. (my hiar)
23. V'ee ny soie (V'eh ny hoie) er thie.
24. V'ee goll sheese dy tappee.
25. Oddagh ad fakin y baatey fo'n ushtey
26. Cha dug ad tastey da'n thie ec Nigel er y chronk.
27. Va shin nyn gadley er y varroose.
28. Va Juan ny hoie marin er y varroose.
29. Ta mee prowal geaishtagh rhyt nish.
30. Va shin fuirraghtyn rhyt traa hooar Moirrey shinyn.
31. "C'red ta shiu jannoo ayns shoh?" dooyrt Moirrey.
32. Dooyrt mee "Ta shin jeeaghyn son y kione jeh'n goll twoaie."
33. Er lhiams nagh ren ee credjal mee. (nagh ren ee dy my chredjal.)
34. Hooar shin yn kishtey lane d(y)' airh 'sy vagher.
35. Va e beeal erskyn y smeggyl eck as fo'n stroin eck.
36. Hug shin y kishtey ayns y charr laadee, as haink shin dys Ballabeg.
37. Va'n kayt doo ny chadley er y roar bree.
38. Va e mwannal feayr ayns y gheay hwoaie.
39. Va'n taxee fuirraghtyn rish Juan moghrey jiu.
40. Bee er dty hwoaie! Ta Phil cheet.