Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
John Robertson
Age
95
Origin
Arran
Location
Arran, Shiskine
Date
1967
Notes
  • [NOTES: in IPA transcriptions, the fieldworker uses [w] for [ɯ].]
[vwɛ]Notes: bha. Pronunciation as above particularly as answer to a question.
[skipɑiṉ]Quotation: Am bi sibh a’ buain le féith no am bi [skipɑiṉ] ann?
[kɛriṉ]Quotation: [kɛriṉ], [kɑriṉ]. Notes: chairs. (?)
muc-a-bhiorach[muk ə birəx] Notes: porpoise.
NollaigQuotation: Bhiodh là mór a’ chamhanachd Là [noɫitʹ].
samhradhQuotation: anns a [tɔ̃vrɑk].
timchiollQuotation: Bhiodh esan a’ dol [tʃiməɫ] a’ ceisteachadh [kɛsṉəxəɣ].
buntàtaQuotation: [pə̃tɛtə]. Notes: < Eng. ‘potato’?
ceannQuotation: a’ cur am mòine air cheann son tiormachadh [tʹirməxk] (sic).
ceisteachadh[kɛsṉəxəɣ]
craobhQuotation: pl. [krɛvən].
eileagQuotation: seachdain [eɫɑk]. Notes: For ‘eile’.
fair[fɑir] Quotation: Fair Ghlaschu [fɑir ɡɫɛsko]. Notes: Glasgow Fair.
geamradhQuotation: anns a’ [jɔ̃rək].

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