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   Ciaran to Ciaran   
   Re: Gaelg (Manx Gaelic) pronouns ?   
   10 Aug 06 11:48:38   
   
   From: ciaran@nospam.net   
      
   Ciaran wrote:   
   > Can someone please tell me the Gaelg (Manx Gaelic) pronouns ?   
   >   
   > I   
   > thou (you singular)   
   > he   
   > she   
   > we   
   > you (plural)   
   > they (male and female versions)   
      
   Found out myself for Gaelg:   
      
   Celtic Language,I,thou,he,she,we,yous,they   
      
   Cymraeg:  fi/i, ti,  ef, hi, ni,   chwi,  hwy   
   Kernewek:   my, ty,  ev, hi, ni,   hwi,   i   (from you - thanks)   
   Brezhoneg:  me, ti,  en, hi, ni,   c'hwi, i   
      
   Gaidhlig:   mi, thu, e,   i, sinn, sibh,  iad   
   Gaelg:     mee, oo,  eh, ee, shin, shiu,   ad   
   Gaeilge:    me, tu,  se, si, sinn, sibh, siad   
      
   NOTES:   
   1. When pronounced the similarities are even more striking meaning that   
   you may have a a massive head start learning other spoken Celtic   
   languages after learning one Celtic language.   
   2. Kernewek would seem to be EXTREMELY close to Brezhoneg despite the   
   sea separating them.   
   3. Brythonic Celtic languages are all VERY close   
   (Cymraeg,Kernewek,Brezhoneg) it would seem.   
   4. Goidelic Celtic languages are all VERY close (Gaidhlig,Gaelg,Gaeilge)   
   it would seem too.   
   5. Maybe learning one Brythonic and one Goidelic language gives you the   
   best head start to the others.   
      
   Also, found out that Asturian and Galician both have singular reflexive   
   pronouns just the same as Celtic personal pronouns , but the plural   
   froms are much the same as other Romance languages - compare with   
   Gaeilge above - interesting given the past links between NW Spain and   
   Ireland !!!   
      
   myself  = me   
   thyself = te   
   hisself = se   
   herself = se   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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