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Moray Council is currently consulting on our second draft Gaelic Language Plan 2022-2027 until Friday 14th October 2022
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Our First Gaelic plan
Moray Council Gaelic Plan 2017 - 2022
Key Local Partners
Moray College UHI: for UHI courses and leisure classes
Moray Gaelic Group: their facebook is presently being updated and a new website created for current class provision
Place names
Gaelic was the predominant language in Moray until the late 18th century, the first records on language use being 1705 but later the traditional Moray Gaelic dialect declined. Our place-names for example highlight this history:
Current signage
Gaelic
Meaning
Kinloss
Ceann lois
‘end place of plants’
Elgin
Eilginn
‘(New) Ireland’
Aultmore
An t-Allt Mòr
‘the big burn’
Maggieknockater
Magh an Fhùcadair
‘the field of the cloth fuller’
Knockando
Cnoc Cheannachd
‘hill of trades’
Tomnavoulin
Toman á Mhuilinn
‘the small hillock of the mill’
The Cabrach
Á Chabraich
‘the place of trees’
Tomintoul
Tom an t-Sabhail
‘the hillock of the barn’
Monadh nan Eun
Monadh nan Eun
‘the hill pasture of the birds’
Some phrases to whet your appetite: Source: Everyday Gaelic Morag MacNeill 2019
English
Gaelic
Sounds like
Good morning
Madainn mhath
Madeen va
Good evening
Feasgar math
Fesskurr ma
How are you?
Ciamar a tha thu?
Kimmer uh ha oo
Fine thanks
Tha gu math, tapadh leat
Ha goo ma, tappuh let
Do you speak Gaelic?
A bheil Gaidhlig agad?
Uh vil ga-lick ackut?
I’m learning it
Tha mi ga h-ionnsachadh
Ha mee ga h-yoonsochugh
That’s great
‘S math sin
Smashin
Excuse me
Gabh mo leisgeul
Gav mo lishk-yal
I’m sorry
Tha mi duilich
Ha mee dooleech
Many thanks
Moran taing
Moe-ran ta-eeng
You’re welcome
‘S e do bheatha
Sheh daw veh-huh
Goodnight
Oidhche mhath
Uh-eechyuh va
Good health!
Slainte mhath!
Slahntchuh va!
Useful learning links
For further information contact: gaelic@moray.gov.uk
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