LESSON 11.
GRAMMAR (for study).
Nouns may be made emphatic by adding the letter s to the end. This comes from an older form, se, akin to or she. "Yn veeals y feddan-kiaull smoo t'ain," (The mouth is the most of a music-pipe we have.)
Nouns are frequently formed from adjectives by adding the terminations ys or id, and occasionally aght. The endings id and aght are feminine; ys is usually masculine: mie (good), mieys (m. goodness)
doo (black), dooid (f. blackness), foalsey (false), foalsaght (f. falseness).
The termination der added to a verbal-noun indicates a doer: iuder (drinker), kiangleyder (binder, tieer). A few words take eyr: shelgeyr (hunter). Some nouns of this description end in agh: jeantagh (doer, maker), troailtagh (traveller), fendeilagh (defender). Words expressing a doer are sometimes given more at length; thus, for troailtagh we say fer er jurnaa, etc.
Adjectives are often formed from nouns by adding al, oil agh: niart (strength, niartal (strong, powerful),
shee (peace), sheeoil (peaceful), grian (sun), grianagh (sunny). etc.
CONVERSATlON (for improving vocabulary and readiness of response).
SHIAULLEY MYGEAYRT MANNIN
Taggloo eddyr jees.
A. Vel oo rieau er ve mygeayrt yn ellan?
B. Cha vel, shimmey keayrt ta mee er n'eearree dy gholl, agh cha row rieau yn caa aym.
A. Shoh'n caa ayd eisht. Ta baatey goll jiu ec tree er y chlag. Cre mysh goll?
B. Nagh beagh eh aalin! Agh ta aggle orrym ta rouyr obbyr aym dy yannoo.
A. Lhig da'n obbyr fieau.
B. Cha nel mee credjal ayns "traa-dy-liooar."
A. Cha nel mish noadyr. Agh ta lheid y laa aalin ayn dy vel mee shickyr dy jinnagh y shiaulley mie dooin.
B. Feer vie, higym mayrt eisht.
A. S'mie shen, hee'm oo er-gerrey da'n oik-lioaragh ec lieh oor lurg jees.
B. C'raad ta'n oik-lioaragh?
A. T'ee ec kione heose y challoo, faggys da'n arcade
B. Ooilley kiart, nee'm fakin oo ec lieh oor lurg jees.
A. Ny bee anmagh eisht.
B. Cha bee'm. Slane lhiat!
A. Slane lhiat!
READING PRACTICE.
CHEER NYN AEG.
Cabdil 5. Foddeeaght Oshin.
Rish keeadyn dy vleeantyn veagh Oshin marish Niau ayns y jarrood shoh. Va troor dy phonniaryn oc, daa vac as inneen, as d'enmys ad ny mec Fynn as Oscar. Agh laa dy row myr v'eh shelg honnick eh urley. Ghooin eh e hooillyn as honnick eh yn ushag foast, agh ayns shilley anchasley. Hiaull eh erskyn slieau lesh eaynin yiarg er yn jerrey jeh as logh fo. Cha n'aik eh un logh agh shiartanse jeu, y derrey jeh cheu hoal jeh'n jeh elley, mastey ny sleityn, as er unnane jeu naaue ollay. Chelleeragh hug yn ollay er smooinaghtyn er Niau. Cha row veg joarree ayns shoh. Agh smooinee eh urree cha nee myr v'ee nish, agh myr v'ee tra honnick eh hoshiaght ee markiagh ayns Keeill Aarn, as honnick eh myrgeddin ny fir-chaggee faagail bannaght lesh myr v'ad er n'yannoo tree keead blein er dy-henney. Va shoh cooinaght as b'ione da Oshin eh. Feer shenn as barbagh as mollagh v'ad jeeaghyn, goll rish possan biljyn er mullagh cruink, as by vian lesh markiagh jeeragh roish gys Keeill Aarn. Agh va'n cree echey seaghnit. D'ennee eh nagh d'od eh treishteil roie er ny ushtaghyn er e chabbyl, myr shen varkee eh thie hug Niau as dinsh eh jee as da'n ree dy baillish cur shilley er yn Erin. Dooyrt ad nagh shaghnagh ad eh, agh dooyrt Niau:
"Ta aggle orrym, Oshin, nagh jig oo er-ash, tra t'ou er jyndaa gys yn Erin. Cha vel yn Erin cre v'ee. Cha vel Fynn as ny Fenee arragh ayns shid. Ta nooghyn as saggyrtyn ayns ny ynnydyn oc. Foast ta aggle orrym nagh jig oo er-ash. Cha n'egin dhyt bentyn rish ooir ny Herin lesh dty chassyn. Cha jarg oo chyndaa dy bragh my harlheimys oo jeh'n chabbyl bane as my vennys oo rish ooir Erinagh. Cha vod uss dy-bragh fakin mish as cha voddyms dy-bragh fakin uss my yarroodys oo shoh!"
(Tannaghtyn.)