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Thread #99111 Message #4109522
Posted By: Felipa
09-Jun-21 - 06:12 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Jessie MacDonald of Balranald
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Jessie MacDonald of Balranald
Fhuair thu I 'n ceitean na h-oig. should read "Fhuair thu i 'n Ceitean na h-òig"
i means she, but autocorrect thinks it means I
Ceitean is a name for the month of May
There are lots of words in the 2011 posting which need an elongation mark, a stràc, on them
slàinte, fàilte,òg & òig, dùrachd ("B'e mo dhùrachd dhut gu dian") , dèan, làidir, làmh/làimh,
The diacritical mark indicates pronunciation and sometimes can be very important in giving the meaning of the word. The classical example is that a short bata means a stick and a long bàta means a boat.