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Exercise XLVI

§ 279. At the end of words, ḃ an ṁ are sounded like v.

§ 280. In Ulster ḃ and ṁ broad, at the end of words, are usually pronounced w; thus, the well-known sentence:

d'iṫ daṁ duḃ uḃ aṁ ar neaṁ
(deeh dhov dhuv uv ov aer nav)
(deeh dhou dhoo oo ou er nou) in Ulster

This was the sentence quoted by a anti-Irish Irishman to prove that no one should learn the language full of such strange sounds. The sentence was specially constructed for the purpose. I means, "a black ox ate a raw egg in heaven"!

§ 281 Translate into English

• Ná cuir do láṁ in mo ṗóca, atá mo ṗóca follaṁ anois.
• Ḃí an naoṁ ar an oileán, agus ṫáinig an long do’n áit, agus ní ḟaca an naoṁ an long.
• Atá an talaṁ daor.
• Ní raiḃ cíos ar biṫ ar an talaṁ Cuir an cliaḃ ar an asal.

§ 282. Translate into Irish

• Put your hand in your pocket.
• My hand is small.
• There is a heavy rent on the place, and the land is not good.
• Conn is not fiar-haird, he is black-haired.
• The bag is not full, the bag is empty.
• Do not leave the basket of turf at the door.

note that
phonetic
symbols
are not
necessarily pronounced
as in English

See § 13-16