Typesetting Gaelic in Gaelic type
In Ireland, Gaelic type is widely used for writing Irish (although mainly for decorative purposes these days, if I’m not mistaken). On the other hand, it’s hardly ever used in […]
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Am bu chòir do dh’Alba a bhith na dùthaich neo-eisimeilich?
I’ve been wondering for a wee while how to express the official referendum question, “Should Scotland be an independent country?”, in Scottish Gaelic. A few enquiries on Twitter didn’t get […]
Твердый с твердым и мягкий с мягким — swapping the orthographies for Gaelic and Russian
Blackhouse Originally uploaded by IrenicRhonda Scottish Gaelic has a lot in common with Russian on a phonological level: Most consonants have two variants: a plain (or perhaps somewhat velarised) one […]
Dyrø, Skid, Bredvig og andre skotske stednavne
Islay-Sunset1 Originally uploaded by flickrbug De norske vikinger har haft en meget stor indflydelse i det vestlige Skotland. Det kan bl.a. ses på, at mange stednavne går tilbage til oldnordisk. […]
Our address in Gaelic
The house we’re buying Originally uploaded by viralbus I was trying to figure out what our address is in Gaelic. “Glasgow” is of course Glaschu, and according to Wikipedia, “Newton […]
Camaran
Tha mi a’ reic an t-seann camara agam agus an dà camaran aig Phyllis ann an eBay. Tha iad glé aosda, ach tha iad glé mhath cuideachd.