Okay, let's put it this way... like some 90s children, I grew up listening to Enya. For better or worse, I still totally possess some of her albums, and this one song is one of my favorites but it has also driven me lyrically mad.

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The liner notes and the lyrics I can find on Google include some Irish Gaelic for part of the song, and while I don' ( Read more... )

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I have a question about the pronunciation of a specific name, but I'd also like to know if a "rule" I've heard is true generally. I haven't been able to find a definitive answer online for either question ( Read more... )

How would you say, in Irish, "someone's"?

As in "someone's cloud."

Go raibh maith agat.

Hello, Linguaphiles! :D I could use some help translating some lines of dialogue for a story. I'm still not sure if I'll just use the dialogue as is with some italics or other indication that they are in Irish, or if I will put in the Irish dialogue and pepper the translations throughout the rest of the story and in the author notes. Either way, I ( Read more... )

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What's the point in palatalizing velars in terminal position? Did they do that in Gaelic?

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The whole divergent evolution of Celtic languages is a result of people not minding their p's and q's. (Inspired by an entry in
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So please do correct me if the following is wrong:

Someone posted this on Tumblr:


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You must go where I can not,

Pangur Bán, Pangur Bán...

Nil sa saol seo ach ceo,
Is ni bheimid beo,
ach seal beag gearr.

Pangur Bán, Pangur Bán...

Nil sa saol seo ach ceo,
Is ni bheimid beo,
ach seal beag gearr.
Hi! Can anyone tell me if these lyrics are correct? The Irish ones, that is. Some people treat accents/diacritics like they're there for ( Read more... )