In the Isle of Man we are surrounded by the Manx language. Many government departments use Manx on their buildings, vehicles and letterheads. Some of the coins in your pocket may have the words Ellan Vannin on them and postage stamps occasionally include Manx.

Private firms often have Manx names on their vehicles and premises. Manx Telecom's directory contains hundreds of Manx words that are still in everyday use. A large number of house and street names are in Manx; your own name and address may be wholly or partly Manx.

Most towns and villages now have signs in Manx which welcome visitors and some even have direction signs both in Manx and English.

Some examples of the pronunciation of the letter Y:

Mylchreest (mull-KHREEST) (Manx surname: Servant of Christ)
Killey (KILL-ya) (Manx surname)
Cowley (COWL-a) (Manx surname generally pronounced COWL-ee now)
Creg ny Baa (cregg-na-BAA) (placename: Rock of the Cow)
Cronk ny Mona (cronk-na-MO-na) (placename: The Hill of the Peat)
Ben my Chree (benn-ma-KHREE) - The Woman of My Heart
Moddey doo (MAW-tha -DOO) - Black Dog

Some examples of Manx you can see on signs:

Doolish (DOO-lish) - Douglas
Mwyllin Doo Aah (MULL-yin-DOO-a) - Union Mills
Purt Chiarn (purt-CHARN) - Port Erin
Purt le Moirrey (purt-la-MURR-a) - Port St Mary
Purt ny Hinshey (purt-na-HINZH-a) - Peel
Rhumsaa (rum-SAA) - Ramsey

Ta Doolish cur failt erriu (ta-DOO-lish-kurr-FYLT- err-oo) - Douglas welcomes you (literally, Douglas puts a welcome on you).

a) Mylchreest - Mac Guilley Chreest
Son of Christ's servant - Mac - son of, Creest - Christ, but C(h)reest 1.

b) Killey - foreigner
Cowley - Son of Olaf

c) Creg ny Baa creg - rock, ny - of the,
² booa - cow, baa -(belonging to) a cow
Cronk ny Mona cronk - hill, ny - of the,² moainey - (belonging to) peat
Ben my Chree ben - woman, my - of my, cree - heart, but c(h)ree ³.
Moddey doo moddey - dog, doo - black
adjectives normally follow the noun

d) In very old placenames some adjectives may come before the noun

Doolish - doo - black, lish (Ir. glais) - river
Mwyllin Doo Aah, Mwyllin - mill, doo - black, aah - ford

Purt Chiarn, Purt - port, Chiarn (Nerin) - Ireland
Purt le Moirrey, Purt - port, le - (keeill ), Moirrey - Mary
Purt ny Hinshey, Purt - port, ny - of the, (h) inshey 4. - isle

Rhumsaa - (Scandinavian) probably - wild garlic river

e) Ta Doolish cur failt erriu
ta - is, Doolish - Douglas, cur - putting, failt - (a) welcome, erriu - on you (plural)

Cur Baarle orroo shoh:
 

1. Ta ben cur failt erriu.
2. Doo aah
3. Cronk doo
4. Ta moddey cur failt erriu.
5. Purt ny Baa
6. Cree doo

 
1. Black rock
2. My heart
3. Welcome
4. Peel welcomes you

 

Official Signs
 
 

1 belonging to a person [c - ch]
2 ny = 'of the' before singular feminine nouns
3 noun after my [c - ch]

4 h is prefixed to vowel of feminine singular genitive nouns.

Ard Aalin Beautiful Height
Ard Beg Little Height
Awin Argid Silverburn
Awin Ghlass Green River
Awin Shellee, Silverburn
Awin Veg Little River
Baarney Vooar Big Gap
Baarney Yiarg Red Gap
Baarool Barrule
Baie yn Chabbal Chapel Bay
Balley 'n Ard Hightown
Balley Beg Little Farm
Balley Brooee Bank Farm
Balley Chashtal Castletown
Balley Coar Pleasant Farm
Balley Creggey Rocky Farm
Balley Drine Thorn Farm
Balley Drommey Ridge Farm
Balley Euar Ballure
Balley Geinnee Sandy Farm
Balley Glionney Glen Farm
Balley Keeill Eoin St. John's
Balley Killey Church Farm
Balley Lhargee Home of the Slope
Balley Lhig Hollow Farm
Balley Mooar Big Homestead
Balley Noa Newtown
Balley ny Croshey Crosby
Balley ny Keylley Wood Farm
Balley ny Loghey Ballaugh
Balley Sallagh Ballasalla
Boayl Injil Low Place
Boayl Rhennee Ferny Place
Boayl Ushag Bird Place
Boayl yn Edd Place of the Nest
Broogh Aittin Gorse Bank
Broogh Boaldyn Maybank
Broogh Coull Hazel Bank
Broogh Grianagh Sunny Bank
Broogh Jiass South Bank
Broogh Marrey Sea Bank
Broogh ny Awin, Riverbank
Broogh ny Drineyn Thorn Bank
Broogh ny Hawin Bank of the River
Broogh ny Neaynin Daisy Bank
Broogh y Dress Bramble Bank
Broogh Yiarg Red Bank
Bwoaillee Ard Highfold
Bwoaillee Glass Greenfold
Carn Bane White Cairn
Carrick ny Drommey Rock of the Ridge
Carrick ny Keylliu Chicken's Rock
Carrick Veg Little Rock
Carrick y Tonn Rock of the Wave
Cashtal Freoaie Heather Castle
Cashtal y Foaid Castleward
Cass ny Hawin Riverfoot
Cass ny Moainee End of the Turbary
Clagh Vane Whitestone
Clagh Wyllin Millstone
Clagh y Phairk Parkstone
Cleigh Bane Clybane
Cleigh Fynn Clyeen
Close Bane White Close
Close ny Conneeyn Rabbit Enclosure
Close ny Hawin River Close
Coan Aalin Beautiful Vale
Coan Dress Briardene
Coan ny Glionney Glendene
Coan ny Hawin, Riversdale
Coan Rhennee Ferndale
Cooill Cham Crooked Corner
Cooill Darree Oak Nook
Cooill Ghlass Green Nook
Cooill Injil Low Corner
Cooill Rhennee Ferny Corner/Nook
Cooill Veg Little Corner
Cor Freoaie Heather Knoll
Cor Lheeah Grey Knoll
Creg Ard High Rock
Creg y Feeagh Raven's Rock
Crink Feagh Quiet Hills
Cronk Aalin Beautiful Hill
Cronk Aash Rest Hill
Cronk Airhey Golden Hill
Cronk Aittin Gorse Hill
Cronk Beg Little Hill
Cronk Boayl Rhennee Richmond Hill
Cronk Coar Pleasant Hill
Cronk Connee Honey Hill
Cronk Conney Gorse Hill
Cronk Darragh Oak Hill
Cronk Dhoo Black Hill
Cronk Drine Thornhill
Cronk Eayin Lambhill
Cronk Freoaie Heather Hill
Cronk Garroo Rough Hill
Cronk Glass Green Hill
Cronk Grianagh Sunny Mount
Cronk Guilcagh Broom Hill
Cronk Hibbin Ivy Mount
Cronk Jiarg Red Hill
Cronk Keeill Eoin Tynwald Hill
Cronk Mooar Big Hill
Cronk my Chree Hill of My Heart
Cronk ny Berree Hillberry
Cronk ny Cree Boundary Hill
Cronk ny Ferrishyn Fairy Hill
Cronk ny Fushag Larkhill
Cronk ny Geayee Hill of the Wind
Cronk ny Greiney Hill of the Sun
Cronk Ruagh Reddish Hill
Cronk Sumark Primrose Hill
Cronk Urley Eagle Mount
Cronk Ushag Bird Hill
Cronk Vradda Bradda Mount
Cronk y Chaitnys Peel Hill
Cummal Beg Little Dwelling
Cummal Cheh Warm Dwelling
Curragh Bane White Marsh
Curragh Beg Little Marsh
Curragh Buigh Yellow Marsh
Curragh Glass Green Marsh
Doolish Douglas
Dreeym Freoaie Heather Ridge
Dreeym Gorrym Blue Ridge
Dreeym Liauyr Long Ridge
Dreeym Vane White Hoe
Dreeym y Sker Dreemskerry
Drine Arn Blackthorn
Droghad Bane Whitebridge
Droghad y Cherroo Quarterbridge
Dubbey Dhoo Black Pool
Eairee Horkill Druidale
Eairee Shynnee Ronague
Eairee Steyn Eairystane
Eairee Veg Little Pasture
Eaynin Ard Highcliff
Eaynin Dress Briarcliff
Eaynin Drine Thorncliff
Eaynin Freoaie Heather Cliff
Eaynin ny Fee Ravenscliff
Eaynin Sheear Westcliff
Edd Beg Little Nest
Ellan Bane White Island
Ellan Noo Pherick St. Patrick's Isle
Ellan Skianagh Skye
Ellan Vaayl St. Michael's Isle
Ellan Vannin Isle of Mann
Faaie Veg Little Green
Faaie Vlaa Flowery Green
Faaie yn Wyllin Mill Flat
Forsdal Foxdale
Giat Gheinnee Sandy Road
Glion Beg Little Glen
Glion Cam Devil's Elbow
Glion Coon Narrow Glen
Glion Cring Glen Needle
Glion Dhoo Black Glen
Glion Dowin Deep Glen
Glion Dowin Glendown
Glion Geayee Glen of Breezes
Glion Mooar Great Glen
Glion ny Hawin Riversdale
Glion Rhennee Fern Glen
Glion Rosien Glen Rushen
Glion Ruy Glen Roy
Glion Shuin Glen Mona
Glion Tramman Elder Tree Glen
Glion y Wyllin Mill Glen
Glion yn Alt Brookdale
Glion yn Aspet Glenaspet
Glion yn Eas Foxdale
Gliontan Beg Little London
Gob Garroo Rough Point
Gob ny Caillee Kallow Point
Gob ny Geayee Point of the Wind
Gob ny Greg Rock Point
Gob Ruy Rue Point
Keeill Abban St. Luke's
Keeill Vian St. Matthew's
Keeill Woirrey St. Mary's
Kerroo Coar Pleasant Quarter
Kerroo Dhoo Black Quarter
Kerroo Garroo Rough Quarter
Kerroo Glass Green Quarter
Kerroo Keyl Narrow Quarter
Kerroo Mooar Big Quarter
Keyll Chullyn Holly Grove
Keyll Coull Hazel Wood
Keyll Faih Beechwood
Keyll Ghlass Green Wood
Keyll ny Cooilley Inglewood
Keyll Sheear Westwood
Keyll y Trooan Brookwood
Kione Droghad Onchan
Kione Cloaie Clay Head
Kione Connaghyn Onchan Head
Kione Dhoo Black Head
Kione Feastal Thistle Head
Kione Ghoolish Douglas Head
Kione ny Cleigh Clay Head
Kione ny Hayrey Point of Ayre
Kione Roauyr Contrary Head
Kione Slieau Mountain's End
Kione Spaainagh Spanish Head
Kione Vaghal Maughold Head
Kione Vradda Bradda (Head)
Kione y Sker End of the Reef
Kione y Traie Shore End
Knock Alloe Knockaloe
Knock Freoaie Heather Hill
Laksaa Laxey
Lhag Darragh Oak Hollow
Lhag Dhoo Black Hollow
Lhargagh Dhoo Black Slope
Lhargagh Glass Green Slope
Lhargagh Shellee Willow Slope
Lheeanee Ard High Meadow
Lheeanee Ghlass Green Meadow
Lheeanee Injil Low Meadow
Lheeanee Vooar Great Meadow
Lheeanee Wuigh Yellow Meadow
Logh Ghlass Grey Lake
Logh yn Edd Lough Ned
Loghan Glass Grey Lakelet
Loghan Ruy Red Pond
Magher Aalin Fairfield
Magher Aittin Gorse Field
Magher Breck Speckledfield
Magher Brooee Bankfield
Magher Dress Briarfield
Magher Drine Mayfield
Magher Faih Beechfield
Magher Feailley Fairground Field
Magher Garroo Rough Field
Magher Glass Greenfield
Magher Jucklee Broomfield
Magher ny Croshey Crossfield
Magher Unjin Ashfield
Magher y Cheayn Sea Field
Magher y Gheill Springfield
Magher y Trooan Brookfield
Marooney Marown
Mullagh Ouyr Dun Top
Mullagh y Chruink Hillcrest
Mwyllin Aragher Faragher’s Mill
Mwyllin Beg Little Mill
Poyll Roish Wooded Pool
Poyll Vaaish Pool of Death
Purt Beg Little Harbour
Purt Chiarn Port Erin
Purt Le Moirrey Port St. Mary
Purt Mooar Big Harbour
Purt ny Hinshey Peel
Purt y Wyllin Millport
Rheynn Cullyn Holly Division
Rheynn Eas Waterfall Division
Rheynn Skeilt Split Division
Rhumsaa Ramsey
Slieau Dhoo Sartfell
Slieau Jiarg Red Mount
Sniaull Snaefell
Strooan ny Keylley Wood River
Strooan y Wyllin Millstream
Thalloo Ard High Land
Thalloo Ard Uplands
Thalloo Darragh Oaklands
Thalloo Dhoo Black Land
Thalloo Glass Greylands
Thalloo Jiass Southlands
Thalloo Keylley Woodlands
Thalloo Lheeah Grey Land
Thalloo Noa Newlands
Thalloo ny Greg Rocklands
Thalloo Twoaie Northlands
Traie ny Bwaagyn Pebble Beach
Traie Vane White Strand
Ynnyd Buigh Yellow Place
Ynnys Pherick, St. Patrick's Isle

Street names

1. Bayr ny h-Albey
2. Straid ny Keeilley
3. Bayr Tinvaal
4. Bayr Glion Strooan
5. Rheeast Lane
6. Straid Vayl
7. Straid Ghoolish
8. Straid Pharic
9. Booilley Spittal
10. Bayr y Wyllin
11. Bayr ny Loghan
12. Bayr Noo Peddyr
13. Straid yn Attey
14. Raad Varriaght
15. Straid y Vargey
16. Bayr ny Graih
17. Bayr Orree

 

 

18. Bayr ny Cabbal
19. Straid ny Droghad
20. Cronk Stanlagh
21. Straid Vona
22. Bayr Pheveril
23. Ballaquane Road
24. Raad Rhumsaa
25. Raad y Vaatree
26. Carmane Close
27. Ballagyr Park
28. Reayrt Aalin
29. Lonnagh Balley Quane
30. Close Quane
31. Pairk Valley Quane
32. Raad Balley Poer
33. Kerroo Coar
34. Rheeast Bridson

House names

1. Ashlish Celtiagh
2. Skeabey ny Tonn

Official Signs
 
 

1. Chellinsh Vannin
2. Eiraght Ashoonaght Vannin
3. Ellan Vannin Cats - Banglane Phurt ny h-Inshey
4. Failt Erriu dys Purt ny h-Inshey
5. Mean Lheihys, Phurt ny h-Inshey
6. Oik Postagh Phurt ny h-Inshey
7. Scoill Ghawne ny Marrinee
8. Thie Vanannan

Boayl Aalin Beauiful Place
Boayl Dooin Place For Us
Boayl Fea Place of Rest
Boayl Feagh Quiet Place
Boayl Injil Low Place
Boayl Rhennee Bulrhenny
Boayl Sheeant Place of Peace
Boayl Taitnys Place of Pleasure
Bwaane Bane White Cottage
Bwaane Beg Little Cottage
Bwaane ny Ferrishyn Fairy Cottage
Bwaane Shellee Willow Lodge
Bwaane y Drine May Cottage
Bwoaillee Ard Highfold
Bwoaillee Glass Greenfold
Cheu Chiollee Ingleside
Cheu Creggey Cragside
Cheu Farney Alder Side
Cheu Jiass Southside
Cheu ny Greg Rockside
Cheu ny Hawin Riverside
Cheu ny Loghey Lakeside
Cheu yn Chrink Hillside
Close Bane White Close
Close ny Conneeyn Rabbit Enclosure
Close ny Hawin River Close
Coan Aalin Beautiful Vale
Cooill Cham Crooked Corner
Cooill Darree Oak Nook
Cooill Ghlass Green Nook
Cooill Injil Low Corner
Cooill Rhennee Ferny Corner/Nook
Cooill Veg Little Corner
Cooyl Slieau Behind the Hill
Cooyrt Vane White Court
Cooyrt y Ree King's Court
Croit Chatreeney Kate's Cottage
Croit Freoaie Heathercroft
Croit Grianagh Sunnycroft
Croit ny Glionney Glencroft
Croit ny Greiney, Sunnycroft
Croit ny Keylley Wood Croft
Croit ny Roseyn Rose Cottage
Croit Shilley Marrey Seaview Cottage
Croit Veg Little Croft
Croit y Clieau Hillcroft
Croit y Drine Maycroft
Croit y Laa Daycroft
Croit y Theiley Lime Cottage
Cummal Beg Little Dwelling
Cummal Cheh Warm Dwelling
Faaie Veg Little Green
Faaie Vlaa Flowery Green
Faaie yn Wyllin Mill Flat
Grianagh Sunny
Grianane Sunny Spot
Keyll Calmane Dovedale
Keyll Chullyn Holly Grove
Keyll Coull Hazel Dene
Keyll Faih Beechwood
Keyll Ghlass Green Wood
Keyll ny Cooilley Inglewood
Keyll Sheear Westwood
Keyll y Trooan Brookwood
Magher Aalin Fairfield
Magher Aittin Gorse Field
Magher Breck Speckledfield
Magher Brooee Bankfield
Magher Dress Briarfield
Magher Drine Mayfield
Magher Faih Beechfield
Magher Feailley Fairground Field
Magher Garroo Rough Field
Magher Glass Greenfield
Magher Jucklee Broomfield
Magher ny Croshey Crossfield
Magher Unjin Ashfield
Magher y Cheayn Sea Field
Magher y Gheill Springfield
Magher y Trooan Brookfield
Mannin Veen Dear Isle of Mann
Maynrys Happiness
Mwyllin Beg Little Mill
Reayrt Aalin Beautiful View
Reayrt Hostyn View of England
Reayrt ny Crink View of the Hills
Reayrt ny Glionney Glen View
Reayrt ny Greg Rock View
Reayrt ny Halbey View of Scotland
Reayrt ny Hellan Island View
Reayrt ny Herin View of Ireland
Reayrt ny Howe Howe View
Reayrt ny Keylley Wood View
Reayrt ny Marrey Marine View
Reayrt ny Marrey Sea View
Reayrt ny Sleityn Mountain View
Reayrt ny Sleityn View of the Mountains
Reayrt Vretin View of Wales
Reayrt y Chashtal Castle View
Reayrt y Faarkey Ocean View
Reayrt y Jiass South View
Reayrt y Juys Pine View
Reayrt y Sheear West View
Reayrt y Shiar East View
Reayrt y Twoaie North View
Reayrt y Vadran Dawn View
Reayrt y Vaie Bay View
She dty Vea Welcome
Shee Peace
Sheeanys Blessedness
Shenn Thie Old House
Shenn Valley Old Homestead
Slaynt Vie Good Health
Thalloo Ard High Land
Thalloo Ard Uplands
Thalloo Darragh Oaklands
Thalloo Dhoo Black Land
Thalloo Glass Greylands
Thalloo Jiass Southlands
Thalloo Keylley Woodlands
Thalloo Lheeah Grey Land
Thalloo Noa Newlands
Thalloo ny Greg Rocklands
Thalloo Twoaie Northlands
Thie 'n Aaie Lawn House
Thie 'n Churree Mire House
Thie 'n Laagh Mire House
Thie Aash House of Rest
Thie Albinagh Scottish House
Thie Austeyn Costain's House
Thie Bane White House
Thie Chatreeney Catherine's House
Thie Chirrym Dry House
Thie Cloaie Stone House
Thie Corneil Corner House
Thie Cullyn Holly House
Thie Drommey Ridge House
Thie Eoin John's House
Thie Gennal Happy House
Thie Grianagh Sunny House
Thie Hibbin Ivies, The
Thie Illiam William's House
Thie Jesh Neat House
Thie Jiarg Red House
Thie Keirn Rowan Tree House
Thie Laurys Laurel House
Thie Manninagh Manx House
Thie Maynrys Happy House
Thie Meanagh Middle House
Thie my Chree House of My Heart
Thie Noa New House
Thie ny Brooee Bank House
Thie ny Garee House of the Shrubbery
Thie ny Garee Moor House
Thie ny Hawin River House
Thie ny Killey Church House
Thie ny Kiyt Cats' Home
Thie ny Marrey Sea House
Thie ny Moddee Dogs' Home
Thie ny Shee House of Peace
Thie Pherick Patrick's House
Thie Shillish Cherryhurst
Thie Soilshey House of Light
Thie Sollysh Lighthouse, The
Thie Sostnagh English House
Thie Stanlagh Stanley House
Thie Sumark Primrose House
Thie Voirrey Mary's house
Thie Vona Mona House
Thie Yernagh Irish House
Thie yn Chibbyr Well House
Thie yn Chybbyrt Well House
Thie yn Droghad Bridge House
Thie yn Eaynin Cliff House
Thie yn Joarree Stranger's House
Thie yn Phurt Harbour House
Thie yn Taggyrt Vicarage, The
Thie yn Touree Summer House
Thie yn Traie Beach House
Thie yn Varriaght Victory House
Thie yn Vranlaig Creek House
Thie Yuan John's House

Ta ny cowraghyn-postagh shoh moylley keead blein jeh’n Cheshaght Ghailckagh, va currit er bun ayns 1899 dy chummal seose yn Ghaelg as dy chur er e hoshiaght ee.

She chengey dooie Vannin yn Ghaelg, chengey Cheltiagh haink dy moyrnagh veih ny chengaghyn shen va goll er loayrt sy chooid smoo jeh’n Oarpey Heear keayrt dy row. Ta cooishyn sharaghey son yn Ghaelg nish as ta keeadyn dy ‘leih aeg jannoo studeyrys urree.

Adsyn hug yn Cheshaght er bun, veagh ad jeant bwooiagh ec yn aavioghey shoh ta ayrn jeh mooadaghey yn ennaghtyn son myn-chengaghyn ta taghyrt feiy ny cruinney.

Ny kiare cowraghyn ta goll er cur magh nish, ta cummaghyn yindyssagh jeh cliejeenyn Celtiagh ayndaue, cummaghyn ta bentyn rish ny h-imbaghyn as ny shenn bun-stooghyn Ooir, Geay, Aile as Ushtey.

Hie ny cliejeenyn er cummey ayns Mannin liorish Charles Alexander.
 

22p Geurey 

Y geurey traa jeh Niart as Ushtey. Ta ny focklyn shoh er y chliejeen ayns shoh lesh cooylrey geuree.

Yn arragh, traa jeh aavioghey. Myr shen, ta ny focklyn Ooir, Noa as Gaase ry-akin er y chowrey shoh.

50p Sourey

Ta’n sourey bentyn rish bea - ta ny focklyn Aile, as Bio sy chowrey shoh.
 
 

Ta bree yn ’ouyir ry-gheddyn sy chowrey shoh liorish ny focklyn Geay as Bree.

Fockleyr

What does the stamp issue celebrate?
What are the four elements represented?
When was the Manx Gaelic Society founded?
Who designed the stamps?
What does the Manx Language Society do?

'Clasht Rooin, O Hiarn.'
 

Ta eeastagh son skeddan kinjagh er ve scanshoil da’n farrys Vannin, ta’n earroo-sleih ‘sy vlein 1881 ( hoght cheead jeig kiare feed as nane) soilshaghey dooin dy row tree thousane jeig jeh ny Manninnee ass tree thousane jeig as daaed, croghey er goll eeastagh ny dellal rish eaastyn as baatyn-eeastee.

Ta 'Clasht Rooin, O Hiarn' yn chied raa jeh’n hymn ennmyssit Hymn ny Eeasteyryn Manninagh, as ta’n bun jeh ‘sy Vaarle - 'Hear us O Lord.'

Ta jallooyn jeh’n baatey-eeastee Manninagh shiaulley trooid y cheayn garroo er y chooinney daa phing. Va’n baatey shoh troggit mysh y vlein 1840 (hoght cheead jeig as daeed), as v’eh enmyssit 'lugger', kindagh rish yn sorch dy hiaull v’ayn, ta shen dy ghra ‘lug”..

Answer these in Manx.
 

1. In what year was the census?
2. How many people worked in fishing?
3. What is the Hymn called?
4. Why was the boat called a ‘lugger’?
5. What was the population of the Isle of Man?

1. as
2. ass out of
3. baatey
4. baatey-eeastee
5. bun meaning
6. clasht
7. croghey er depending on
8. da’n
9. daa phing
10. daeed
11. dellal dealing/business
12. dooin
13. dy ghra to say
14. dy hiaull of sail
15. dy row there was
16. eaastyn
17. earroo-sleih census
18. eeastagh
19. eeasteyryn fishermen
20. enmyssit called
21. er ve
22. er y chooinney on the coin
23. farrys economy
24. feed
25. garroo rough
26. goll
27. hoght cheead
28. hymn
29. jallooyn
30. jeh
31. jeh’n
32. jeig
33. kiare
34. kindagh rish because of
35. kinjagh always
36. Manninagh
37. Manninnee
38. mysh
39. nane
40. ny the / or
41. O Hiarn O Lord
42. rish
43. rooin to us
44. scanshoil important
45. shen
46. shiaulley
47. shoh
48. skeddan
49. soilshaghey showing
50. son
51. sorch
52. sy Vaarle in English
53. sy vlein in the year
54. ta
55. ta’n
56. thousane
57. troggit
58. trooid
59. v’ayn
60. v’eh
61. Va’n
62. Vannin
63. y cheayn the sea
64. y vlein the year
65. yn
66. yn chied the first

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Chellinsh Vannin
 
 
 

LANGUAGES

1 Manx

2 English

3 Norse
 

Three basic elements:
 

1 Form

2 Function

3 Family
 

1 FORM
a hill Cronk
b glen Glion
c rock Creg
d mountain Slieau

2 FUNCTION
a estate Balley
b fold Bwoaillee
c mill Mwyllin
d harbour Purt

3 FAMILY
a Surname
b Firstname(s)
c Status
 
 

P L A N T S

L O C A T I O N

A N I M A L S

C O L O U R

E A R T H

FORM
Plants Location Animals Colour Earth Size
 
 

P Cronk Aittin Cronk Darragh Cronk Freoaie Cronk Rhennee
gorse oak heather fern
 

L Cronk Heear Cronk Heose Cronk Wass
west upper below
 

A Cronk Fedjag Cronk Shynnagh Cronk ny Muickey
plover fox pigs
 

C Cronk Doo Cronk Bane Cronk Breck Cronk Glass
black white speckled green
 

E Cronk Garroo Cronk Creggan Cronk Losht
rough rocky burnt
 

S Cronk Mooar Cronk Beg
big little
 
 

P Glion Coull Glion Darragh Glion Shuin
hazel oak rush
 

L Glion ny h'Ard Glion ny h'Aah Glion y Cheyllys
height ford sound
 

A Glion Feeagh Glion ny Brack Glion ny Giark
raven trout hen
 

C Glion Doo Glion Ghlass Glion Ruy
black green red
 

E Glion Broigh Glion ny Gurragh Glion Chirrym
dirty marshy dry
 

S Glion Mooar Glion Beg Glion Coan
big little narrow

BALLEY estate
 

P Balley Drine Balley Shellagh Balley Euar
blackthorn willow yew
 

L Balley Woaillee Balley 'n Aah Balley ny h'Awin
fold ford river
 

A Balley ny Bannoo Balley Moddey Balley Coar
piglets dog heron
 

C Balley Doo Balley Jiarg Balley Bane
black red white
 

E Balley Creggey Balley Curree Balley ny Giennee
rocky marshy sand
 

S Balley Beg Balley Mooar Balley Giare
little big short

FAMILY
 

a Creg y Cubbon Creg y Cowin Creg Costain
 

b Creg Bill Hom Creg Robin Creg Tim Creg Luke
Tom

c Creg ny Caillee Creg ny Neen Creg y Vriw
hag daughter Deemster
 
 

a Cronk Corrin Cronk y Quark Cronk Nelly Cowle
 

b Cronk Danny Cronk Yuan Cronk Davy Cronk Jane
Juan

c Cronk n'Inneen Cronk y Toshee Cronk Warree
daughter chieftain grandmother

a b c d e f

1 hill glen rock mountain headland marsh

2 farm ford mill harbour meadow field

3 gorse oak heather fern thorn willow

4 west upper lower below corner middle

5 pig raven heron goat horse dog

6 black white speckled green red grey

7 rough sandy burnt dry marshy hard

8 big little narrow wide long short

9 Cain's Callin's Cubbon's Fayle's Kelly's Quine's
 
 
 

a b c d e f

1 cronk glion creg slieau gob curragh

2 balley aah mwyllin purt lheeanee magher

3 aittin darragh freoaie rhennee drine sallagh

4 sheear heose heese wass corneil meanagh

5 muc feeagh coar goair cabbyl moddey

6 doo bane breck glass ruy lheeah

7 garroo giennee losht chirrym curree chreoi

8 mooar beg coan lhean liauyr giare

9 Cain Callin Cubbon Fayle Kelly Quine
 
 

Reverse co-ordinates to translate.

Little Farm = b8 a2 a2 b8 = Balley Beg

Cain's Middle Meadow = a9 f4 e2 e2 f4 a9 = Lheanee Meanagh Cain