Gaelg

Manx

Indo-European (Celtic, Goidelic)

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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

31 core words in Manx

Water

ushtey

/ˈuʃtʲə/

Fire

aile

/ailʲ/

Sun

grian

/ɡriən/

Moon

eayst

/eːst/

Star

rollage

/ˈrolaːɡ/

Mother

moir

/mɔːɾ/

Father

ayr

/ɛːr/

I

mee

/miː/

You

oo

/uː/

Name

ennym

/ˈɛnəm/

Eye

sooill

/suːlʲ/

Hand

laue

/lɛːu/

Heart

cree

/kɾiː/

Love

graih

/ɡraːx/

Tree

billey

/ˈbilʲə/

House

thie

/tai/

Dog

moddey

/ˈmɔðə/

Cat

kayt

/kat/

Eat

gee

/ɡʲiː/

Drink

iu

/juː/

One

nane

/næn/

Two

jees

/dʒiːs/

Hello

moghrey mie

/ˈmɔɣrə maɪ/

Thank you

gura mie ayd

/ˈɡura miː eːd/

Good

mie

/maɪ/

Cuckoo

cooag

/ˈkuːaɡ/

Computer

co-earrooder

/koˈjaːrudər/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Indo-European (Celtic, Goidelic) languages

Meaning ManxMiddle IrishIrishOld IrishScottish GaelicEnglish (Yorkshire)English (Southern US)
Water ushtey /ˈuʃtʲə/ usce /uske/ uisce /ɪʃcə/ uisce /ˈusʲkʲe/ uisge /ɯʃkʲə/ water /ˈwɔːtə/ water /ˈwɔːɾɚ/
Fire aile /ailʲ/ tene /tene/ tine /tʲɪnʲə/ tene /tene/ teine /ˈtʲɛnʲə/ fire /faɪə/ fire /faːɹ/
Sun grian /ɡriən/ grían /ɡrian/ grian /ɡɾʲiən/ grían /ɡrian/ grian /kɾʲiən/ sun /sʊn/ sun /sʌn/
Moon eayst /eːst/ ésca /eːska/ gealach /ɟalax/ éscae /eːskai/ gealach /kʲaɫəx/ moon /muːn/ moon /muːn/
Star rollage /ˈrolaːɡ/ rétla /ˈreːtla/ réalta /ˈɾˠeːl̪ˠt̪ˠə/ rétla /ˈreːdla/ reul /rial/ star /staː/ star /stɑːɹ/
Mother moir /mɔːɾ/ máthair /maːθirʲ/ máthair /mɑːhəɾʲ/ máthair /maːθirʲ/ màthair /maːhəɾʲ/ mother /ˈmʊðə/ mother /ˈmʌðɚ/
Father ayr /ɛːr/ athair /aθirʲ/ athair /ahəɾʲ/ athair /aθirʲ/ athair /ahəɾʲ/ father /ˈfɑːðə/ father /ˈfɑːðɚ/
I mee /miː/ /mʲeː/ /mʲeː/ /mʲeː/ mi /mi/ I /aː/ I /aː/
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