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AN

INTRODUCTION

TO THE

IRISH LANGUAGE.

PART FIRST.

AN ORIGINAL AND COMPREHENSIVE GRAMMAR.

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this sound is not found in dán, a poem English, (3)

2 liquid, before e or i, as dydearmud, forget

in guardian,

E 1 long, as ea in great,

2 short, as e in let,

F 1 as f in fan,

G1 before e ori, as g in get,

2 before a, o or u, as gin

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fulness

se, sir soillse, light

fáilte, welcome

gean, love

gorm, blue

rig, a king min, meal

L1 single,

Sound

L1 single, as I in ale,
2 double, this sound is not
found in English,

3 liquid, as l in valiant,

Mlas min man,

N 1 single, as n in now,

2 double, this sound is not

found in English,

3 liquid, as n in new,

O 1 long, as o in more,

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Example
mil, honey
mall, slow

buille, a blow
mo, my
duine, a man

ceann,

2 long and broad, as o in lord, pór, seed,

3 short, as o in not,

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a head

bainne, milk

mór, great

gob, a beak

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barr, the top

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2 liquid, before e or i, as t

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U 1 long, as u in true,

2 short, as u in but,

N. B. H; as no Irish word begins radically with this letter, it is considered only as a mark of aspiration; and when affixed to a consonant, it is denoted by a point placed over it; thus,

a

b, c, d, f, g, m, p, s, t, denote bh, ch, dh, fh, gh, mh, ph, sh, th, (9) The letters are classed as follows:

0 broad vowels, (10)

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