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Informant(s)

Name: John MacPhee

Location

South Uist, South Boisdale

Date

[1987-88]

Fieldworker

A. O’Henley

seillean mór	bumble bee.
ainbheach	drone bee.
seillean dìomhain	drone bee.
seillean achaidh	field bee.
bunnan	black beetle.
farachan	death watch beetle.
amadan dè	butterfly.
dealan dè	butterfly.
learbad	butterfly.
ailseag	caterpillar.
bràtag a’ chàil	caterpillar.
cruimh càil	caterpillar.
bratag	furry caterpillar.
ana bhiorach	centipede.
ceudchasach	centipede.
cearan	cockroach.
buail a’ chnag	cricket.
breabadair	daddy long legs.
tarbh nathrach	dragonfly.
corra ghobhlach	earwig.
gobhlag	earwig.
cruimh gheala	glow worm.
brobhadan	grasshopper.
fionnan feòir	grasshopper.
srannan	grasshopper.
brìdeach	grub.
seillean nimhe	hornet. Also ‘connspeach’.
[connspeach]	[hornet.]
daolag bhreac	ladybird.
dannsair dubhan uisge	water spider.
speach	wasp.
raodan	woodworm.
maoirnean	small cockle.
giomach cuain	crayfish.
giomach spàinneach	crayfish.
carnag	eel.
deal, deala	leech.
muasgan caol	prawn.
luga	sandworm.
conan mara	sea urchin.
crogan feannaig	sea urchin.
carran	shrimp.
ialtag	a bat.
cù odhar	beaver.
dobharchù	beaver.
àr chù	bloodhound.
torc	boar.
boc	buck.
agh allaidh	buffalo.
deilf	dolphin.
luch fheòir	dormouse.
ailp	elephant.
lon	elk.
neas	ferret.
sioraf	giraffe.
madadh chuain	grampus.
leumnach	grampus.
cù gorm	greyhound.
gràineag	hedgehog.
breog	leveret.
os	moose.
maoileann	mule.
faindeal	panther.
taghan	pine marten.
peileag	porpoise.
muc bhiorach	porpoise.
muc steallain	porpoise.
badalan	water rat.
radan uisge	water rat.
brac	reindeer.
reinfhiadh	reindeer.
tasd	reindeer.
ruadh bhoc	roebuck.
earba	roe deer.
iallag [?] an fhraoich	shrew.
neas bheag	stoat.
abhag	terrier.
buaidh iomlan	lesser-tailed vole.
badalan	water vole.
fadan uisge	water vole.
each mara	walrus.
neas	weasel.

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