Gaelg
Manx
Indo-European (Celtic, Goidelic)
Manx (Gaelg) was once considered extinct (last native speaker Ned Maddrell died 1974), but has been successfully revitalized — with several hundred fluent speakers, a Manx-medium primary school (Bunscoill Ghaelgagh, opened 2001), and increasing presence in media and government. Closely related to Irish and Scottish Gaelic; preserves several Goidelic features lost elsewhere.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Manx
Water
ushtey
/ˈuʃtʲə/
Fire
aile
/ailʲ/
Sun
grian
/ɡriən/
Moon
eayst
/eːst/
Mother
moir
/mɔːɾ/
Father
ayr
/ɛːr/
Eat
gee
/ɡʲiː/
Drink
iu
/juː/
Love
graih
/ɡraːx/
Heart
cree
/kɾiː/
Tree
billey
/ˈbilʲə/
House
thie
/tai/
Dog
moddey
/ˈmɔðə/
Cat
kayt
/kat/
Hand
laue
/lɛːu/
Eye
sooill
/suːlʲ/
Hello
moghrey mie
/ˈmɔɣrə maɪ/
Thank you
gura mie ayd
/ˈɡura miː eːd/
One
nane
/næn/
Good
mie
/maɪ/
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Words compared
Compared with related Indo-European (Celtic, Goidelic) languages
| Meaning | Manx | Irish | Middle Irish | Old Irish | Scottish Gaelic | Guernésiais | English (Australian) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ushtey /ˈuʃtʲə/ | uisce /ɪʃcə/ | usce /uske/ | uisce /ˈusʲkʲe/ | uisge /ɯʃkʲə/ | ieau /jo/ | water /woːɾə/ |
| Fire | aile /ailʲ/ | tine /tʲɪnʲə/ | tene /tene/ | tene /tene/ | teine /ˈtʲɛnʲə/ | fû /fy/ | fire /fɑːə/ |
| Sun | grian /ɡriən/ | grian /ɡɾʲiən/ | grían /ɡrian/ | grían /ɡrian/ | grian /kɾʲiən/ | solé /sɔˈle/ | sun /sɐn/ |
| Moon | eayst /eːst/ | gealach /ɟalax/ | ésca /eːska/ | éscae /eːskai/ | gealach /kʲaɫəx/ | leune /løːn/ | moon /muːn/ |
| Mother | moir /mɔːɾ/ | máthair /mɑːhəɾʲ/ | máthair /maːθirʲ/ | máthair /maːθirʲ/ | màthair /maːhəɾʲ/ | mère /mɛːr/ | mother /mɐðə/ |
| Father | ayr /ɛːr/ | athair /ahəɾʲ/ | athair /aθirʲ/ | athair /aθirʲ/ | athair /ahəɾʲ/ | paire /pɛːr/ | father /fɐːðə/ |
| Eat | gee /ɡʲiː/ | ith /ɪ/ | ithid /iθʲiðʲ/ | ithid /iθʲiðʲ/ | ith /i/ | mangier /mɑ̃ˈʒje/ | eat /iːt/ |
| Drink | iu /juː/ | ól /oːl/ | ól /oːl/ | ibid /iβʲiðʲ/ | òl /ɔːl/ | baire /bɛːr/ | drink /dɹɪŋk/ |
| Love | graih /ɡraːx/ | grá /ɡɾɑː/ | serc /serk/ | serc /serk/ | gaol /kɯːl/ | amour /aˈmuːr/ | love /lɐv/ |
| Heart | cree /kɾiː/ | croí /kɾiː/ | cride /krʲiðʲe/ | cride /krʲiðʲe/ | cridhe /kɾʲiə/ | tcheur /tʃœr/ | heart /hɐːt/ |
| Tree | billey /ˈbilʲə/ | crann /kɾɑːn/ | crann /kran/ | crann /kran/ | craobh /kɾɯːv/ | bouais /bwɛ/ | tree /tɹiː/ |
| House | thie /tai/ | teach /tʲax/ | tech /tex/ | tech /tex/ | taigh /tʰɤj/ | maison /mɛˈzɔ̃/ | house /hæːʉs/ |
| Dog | moddey /ˈmɔðə/ | madra /mɑdɾə/ | madra /madra/ | cú /kuː/ | cù /kuː/ | tchian /tʃjɑ̃/ | dog /dɔɡ/ |
| Cat | kayt /kat/ | cat /kɑt/ | cat /kat/ | cat /kat/ | cat /kʰat/ | cat /kat/ | cat /kæːt/ |
| Hand | laue /lɛːu/ | lámh /lɑːv/ | lám /laːv/ | lám /laːv/ | làmh /ɫ̪aːv/ | main /mɛ̃/ | hand /hæːnd/ |
| Eye | sooill /suːlʲ/ | súil /suːlʲ/ | súil /suːlʲ/ | súil /suːlʲ/ | sùil /suːl/ | yeu /jø/ | eye /ɑːe/ |
| Hello | moghrey mie /ˈmɔɣrə maɪ/ | dia duit /dʲiə dɪtʲ/ | fochen /foxʲen/ | fochen /foxʲen/ | halò /haloː/ | bouônjour /bwɔ̃ˈʒuːr/ | g'day /ɡədæɪ/ |
| Thank you | gura mie ayd /ˈɡura miː eːd/ | go raibh maith agat /ɡɔ ɾɛv mah aɡət/ | atlochur /atloxur/ | atlochur /atloxur/ | tapadh leat /tʰapə lʲɛt/ | mercie bian /mɛrˈsi bjɑ̃/ | thanks /θæːŋks/ |
| One | nane /næn/ | aon /eːn/ | óen /oin/ | oín /oːin/ | aon /ɯːn/ | yun /jœ̃/ | one /wɐn/ |
| Good | mie /maɪ/ | maith /mah/ | maith /maθʲ/ | maith /maθʲ/ | math /ma/ | boan /bwɑ̃/ | good /ɡʊd/ |
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