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Vocabulary Roundup for the Blogpost ”Is (X) mé — An (X) tusa?  — Saying “I am a (X)” — “Are you a (X)?” in Irish” (Cuid/Pt. 2) Posted by on Oct 31, 2017

(le Róislín)   Today we’ll have the final touch to our recent turnip terminology tour (naisc thíos).  We’ll complete the vocabulary roundup for the earlier blogpost of conversations that had a pumpkin talking to a turnip, a Vegemite vignette, a confession from an undercover Martian, a Doctor Who conversation, and an “otairinealaraingeolaí” thrown in, all…

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Trucail Chrochta agus Trucailí Crochta: Another ‘Truck’ Term in Irish Posted by on May 31, 2017

(le Róislín)   Bhuel, I thought I was finished with dump trucks and the like when I came across one more related term in Irish, with a very interesting structure to boot  — trucail chrochta, a tip-truck, which apparently is an Australian English word for a tipper or tipper lorry.  A Astrálacha ar an liosta seo…

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Tír le Teanga Posted by 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…

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