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Sula bhfágann muid na Fritíortha (Before we leave the Antipodes) Posted by róislín on Jun 9, 2014
(le Róislín) In this blog we’ll take a last look at some geographical terms pertaining to New Zealand, including the interpretation of “Aotearoa,” as mentioned in the last blog. All of the words in today’s basic vocabulary also have wide applications for conversation in general. We’ll be looking at the following words: tír, land, country…
tír + scamall + fada + bán = Aotearoa (probably!) Posted by róislín on Jun 5, 2014
(le Róislín) So what was that dú-shlán [DOO-hlawn] mentioned in the last blog (nasc thíos). Gaeilge a chur ar Mhaorais (to translate Maori to Irish)? Bhuel, cén fáth nach ndéanfaí sin (Well, why not, lit. why wouldn’t that be done)?The hitch is, here, that I’m just going to set out the vocabulary in this blog…