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Logainmneacha a Thosaíonn le Gutaí (a, e, i, o, u) agus “in” Posted by róislín on Jul 19, 2011
(le Róislín) Our last blog dealt with places names like Ceanada and Cúba, which take “urú,” and additional place names like Meicsiceo or Sasana, which are not subject to “urú” because of the letters they happen to start with. As you may recall, the “urú” examples work like this: Tá sé ina chónaí i gCeanada. …
Logainmneacha Eile: Urú agus Ainmneacha gan “An” Posted by róislín on Jul 15, 2011
(le Róislín) Here are some more possibilities for saying where you live, according to country, to follow up on the flurry of interest after the recent “ghost-town” blog (an blag faoin scáilbhaile). This blog will just deal with ainmneacha tíortha that don’t include the definite article, like Ceanada, Meicsiceo, Sasana, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá. Irish, unlike…
Tír le Teanga Posted by róislín on Feb 3, 2011
Agus aríst eile! And yet again! More nationalities and ethnicities, but this time for you to figure out. I’m giving you ainm na tíre / an cheantair agus ainm na teanga / na dteangacha. I hope that from that, you can figure out the nationality, ethnicity, or relevant ethnonym. And then, if it’s yours, please…