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For Wizard_foots especially...
A bhuil an chuid Ghaeilge na hÉireann agatsa? Nach bhuil é?
A bhueil an focal Gàidhlig na h-Alba leat? Níl?
Wha hae, walcome ta Wikipædia, the edition in the guid auld Scots. Scunners an Sassenacks dinnae neid apply. An aw ye neid tae noo aboot the spellin is yon an thon:
It does a man guid tae see't.
The more languages, the better, I say.
(For that matter, Cymraeg (Welsh), Kernewek (Cornish), Gaelg Vanninagh (Manx), and for the complete set, a language I'll bet you thought hadn't been spoken for more than 500 years: Normande, in dialects for Cotentinais, Jerriais, Gùernésiais, Serkyee, et Aoeur'gnaeux. Obviously Sicilian Norman has since died out entirely.
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wizard_foots, I don't know if Mim will be along tomorrow for your lady's launch (what with the cold she has), but I will probably come along, possibly with the elder squidlet.
A bhueil an focal Gàidhlig na h-Alba leat? Níl?
Wha hae, walcome ta Wikipædia, the edition in the guid auld Scots. Scunners an Sassenacks dinnae neid apply. An aw ye neid tae noo aboot the spellin is yon an thon:
Written Scots
Mony writers nou evites apostrophes whaur thay're thocht tae shaw letters that's "missin" fae English (the apologetic apostrophe). Sicna letters niver wis missin in Scots at aw. For example, in the twalt century, Barbour spelt the Scots cognate o taken as 'tane'. Haein been nae k in the wird for mair nor 700 year, shawin the want o't wi an apostrophe seems kin o pyntless.
It does a man guid tae see't.
The more languages, the better, I say.
(For that matter, Cymraeg (Welsh), Kernewek (Cornish), Gaelg Vanninagh (Manx), and for the complete set, a language I'll bet you thought hadn't been spoken for more than 500 years: Normande, in dialects for Cotentinais, Jerriais, Gùernésiais, Serkyee, et Aoeur'gnaeux. Obviously Sicilian Norman has since died out entirely.
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wizard_foots, I don't know if Mim will be along tomorrow for your lady's launch (what with the cold she has), but I will probably come along, possibly with the elder squidlet.
Everyone forgets them..
.. the poor speakers of Brezhoneg! The largest community of Celtic speakers, but so oft-forgotten.. :(
Re: Everyone forgets them..
I forgot to mention that there is also an Ænglisc wiki, giving options for all known languages of the British Isles, save Pictish.
And this is a glorious list.
Re: Everyone forgets them..
OK, you got me there. :-)