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Learning Gaelic
« Thread Started on Jul 7, 2007, 3:48am »

Anyone know of any good websites out there for learning Gaelic??

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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #1 on Jul 7, 2007, 6:24pm »

Hello again. Here are a few= www.ibiblio.org/gaelic/, www.mylanguageexchange.com, www.erinsweb.com and www.scottishgaelictranslator.com. I have some more written down somewhere. When I find them I'll shoot em your way. I hope this helps. I'm sure more will chime in on this. Good luck.
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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #2 on Jul 13, 2007, 12:17am »

Awesome! Thank you

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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #3 on Jun 20, 2008, 12:02pm »

Tha an focloir "site" math seo (There is a good dictionary site here): http://www.ceantar.org/Dicts/

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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #4 on Aug 1, 2008, 6:37pm »

Here's another one . I was reading a romance novel , the story takes place in Scotland . I'm not sure of the spelling , but I came across Aluieen Dubh in the story . Could anyone tell me what it means ?

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Re: Learning Gaelic
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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #6 on Oct 21, 2008, 6:44am »

Aluieen Dubh could be a misspelling of a proper name - Alan Dubh...Dark Alan - or it could be a misspelling of an island - Eileen Dubh...Dark Island. How was it used it the book?was it a place or name?

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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #7 on Oct 26, 2008, 11:32pm »

Hi Jon,
"Aluinn" in gaelic is an alternate spelling of "alainn", which means beautiful or exceedingly fair. Adding 'Dubh'to the name would probably refer to a beautiful black haired, or dark haired woman. Does that make sense in the context of the story?
As Cameroning points out - Alueinn could be a name - or "Eilean", an island, it all depends on the context in which it was used.
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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #8 on Oct 27, 2008, 5:11am »

John,
In the story it was a boy's name . Otherwise everything else matches what was in the story .

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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #9 on Oct 27, 2008, 10:03pm »

Hi Jon
Then it is probably, as Cameroning suggested, the name Alan. Alan Dubh would mean that he had dark or black hair - or he could have a dark complextion.

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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #10 on Feb 27, 2009, 6:18am »

Sean and I are looking for rhose who would like to join us in our discussions in Auld Scots .Also I would be interested in seeing a link for those who are interested . I also think Sean would agree with me on the subject of having a link for Auld Scots . Sae I was wonderin' how many ithers oot tthere wuid alsae be interrrested

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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #11 on Feb 27, 2009, 11:15am »

Guid day Jon,
I woods loch to join ye, but thaur is nae way ah can fin' th' time. Whaur did ye learn th' scots leid? If ah did hae mair time, ah woods raither learn gaelic, which is th' leid ay mah heilain forebears.

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Re: Learning Gaelic
« Reply #12 on Apr 14, 2009, 7:47pm »

John ,
Sorry it took sae lang to answer yer PM to me , but wi' one thang an' amither gettin' rrready fer the Clan Cameron Gatherin', an' etc. I'm now rrready to gae . Most o' my Gaelic is frae rrreadin' books , yer betterrr at it than I am . , but when it comes to Auld Scots , it's a differrrent storrry . A lot o' my Auld Scots came frae rrreadin' Rrrrroberrrt Burrrns , auld movies , & etc. By the wa' will I be seein' ye at the gatherrrin'? I'lm scheduled to be in Fort William the dae beforre the gatherrrin' . If ye are planin' to attend the gatherin. I can send ye my itenerary if ye like .I'll be stayin' in Fort William fer 6 daes , 2daes in Glasgow , an' 3daes in Edinburgh .

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