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Morrigan (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 06:21 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

I'm learning gaelic, and a friend asked me to translate this. I know the translation but not pronunciation. Could any one help?

Togaidh mise chlach
Mar a thog moire da mac
Air bhrigh, air bhuaidh 's air neart;
Gun robh a chlachsa am dhorn
Gus an ruig mi mo cheann uidhe.

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Lughaidh
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Post Number: 1438
Registered: 01-2005
Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 06:49 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

That's Scottish Gaelic, not Irish. However I can give you a pronunciation:

[toki miʃɪ χlaχ
mɑɾ ə hok mɔðə d̪a mʷɑχk
ɛð bðiː, ɛð vuˑəj sɛð nɛʂt
gun ro a χlaχsə am ɣɔːrn
gus ən rujc mi mo çawn ujə]

So in English-like phonetics:

toh-kee mih-shuh KHlaKH
marr uh hohk moh-the dah maKHk
aithe vthee, aithe voo-uy saithe nesht
goon raw ah KHlaKH-suh ahm GHawrn
goos an rooy-k mee moh Hyown oo-yuh.

- KH is like guttural German ch or Spanish j
- th is as English "the"
- GH is a kind of g-sound (as in "gown") but you let breath go out instead of stopping it
- In "Hyown", the H is pronounced as in British English "huge" or in German "ich".
- Trill the r's.

Hope it's clear :-)

Tír Chonaill abú!

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Morrigan (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Sunday, September 24, 2006 - 10:10 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post

Thanks a lot.
Slan



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