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Ceanntuigheoireacht6

Post subject: Native Nova Scotia speaker

Posted: Thu 11 Jan 2024 11:20 pm

Joined: Wed 20 Sep 2023 9:13 pm
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I found a great clip on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzUY0d6OACE
also
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39 ... mages.html
this is from canada

also this
http://cainntmomhathar.com/

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NiallBeag

Post subject: Re: Native Nova Scotia speaker

Posted: Fri 12 Jan 2024 6:42 pm

Joined: Wed 19 Dec 2012 3:58 pm
Posts: 491

Ceanntuigheoireacht6 wrote:

I found a great clip on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzUY0d6OACE
also
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39 ... mages.html
this is from canada

also this
http://cainntmomhathar.com/

Sounds like he's describing the traditional difference between "breeks" and "trews". Gaelic in Scotland now just uses "briogais" for everything, and English has basically calls everything "trousers".

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jamesbasej19

Post subject: Re: Native Nova Scotia speaker

Posted: Sun 15 Sep 2024 12:12 pm

Joined: Sun 30 Jun 2024 9:07 am
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NiallBeag wrote:

Ceanntuigheoireacht6 wrote:

I found a great clip on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzUY0d6OACE
also
https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/39 ... mages.html
this is from canada

also this
http://cainntmomhathar.com/

Sounds like he's describing the traditional difference between "breeks" and "trews". Gaelic in Scotland now just uses "briogais" for everything, and English has basically calls everything "trousers". tu

Exactly! It sounds like he's referring to the classic distinction between "breeks" and "trews.

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