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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If anyone is interested in studying Manx but is, like me, unable to get their hands on any textbooks, this might be of use. It's a very good free online Manx textbook with exercises and answers.

Hopefully, I'm not annoying anyone with my constant Manx questions - there's an unfortunate lack of good learning material online ( Read more... )

Okay, I understand that I'm probably the only one studying Manx here, but input from students or speakers of other Celtic languages could be useful here.
I need to translate the sentence "The tired dog is at the house" into Manx. Now, the translation I can come up with is:

Ta'n moddey skee ec yn thie.I am assuming that "There is a tired dog at the ( Read more... )

Fellow students of Manx (if there are any in this community) may be interested in Shiaght Laa - an academic radio program presented in English and, most importantly, in Manx. It is broadcast on Wednesdays at 6 PM GMT. Unfortunately, Manx Radio doesn't keep records of this program.

Another great radio program is Moghrey Jedoonee. It's an English\ ( Read more... )

Does anybody happen to know the rule for forming verbal nouns in Manx? In that language, several verb tenses are formed by preposing an auxiliary verb to verbal noun, but I've had no luck looking for rules on how to form it. For example, the noun form of the verb ee "to eat" is gee, while the verb tilgey "to throw" apparently doesn't undergo any ( Read more... )

I was wondering if anybody could help me with an English translation of the Manx 'Jean y chooid share jeh bea as graih', any assistance is appreciated!