Some entries from A Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect (1924) compiled by AW Moore with the co-operation of Sophia Morrison and Edmund Goodwin. MHINYAG [minjag] (Mx. minniag) – a pinch,…
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Is it possible for us to guess what the Gaelic name of St John’s or Tynwald Hill on the Isle of Man was before the coming of the Norsemen? In…
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The following is from the archived Gaelg website and will be of great interest to anyone who loves Gaelg. This work was created by Phil Kelly, RBV who has done…
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The following is taken from an archived cache of the old gaelg.iofm.net site, copies of which are held on archive.org and is a selection of Manx House Names as well…
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20+ Manx Gaelic Christmas and New Year greetings, toasts and phrases with pronunciation guides. Some are suitable for a wedding toast too. Enjoy! ♦ NOLLICK (pron. ‘nullig’) = Christmas/Yule…
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The 148 first names and 37 family names are taken from Fockleyr Gaelg-Baarl / Dictionary Manx-English (1993) by Phil Kelly which is still available online on the archived gaelg.iofm.net site. …
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Almost every week (usually via facebook) I am asked for links to help people learn the language online so here are a few. Please add more if you know of…
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Some Manx idioms and phrases courtesy of W Walter Gill from his book Manx Dialect, Words & Phrases (1934). Hallo the house! = is a greeting on entering which has…