{"id":5317,"date":"2014-05-31T20:03:17","date_gmt":"2014-05-31T20:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=5317"},"modified":"2015-01-16T21:26:24","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T21:26:24","slug":"agus-muid-sna-fritiortha-while-were-in-the-antipodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/agus-muid-sna-fritiortha-while-were-in-the-antipodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Agus Muid sna Frit\u00edortha (While We’re in the Antipodes)"},"content":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"C\u00edobha\u00ed<\/a><\/p>\n

C\u00edobha\u00ed (an t-\u00e9an) (nasc ag bun an leathanaigh)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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While we’re on an antipodal tear (naisc th\u00edos<\/strong>), we might as well look at An Nua-Sh\u00e9alainn<\/strong> also.\u00a0 As with An Astr\u00e1il<\/strong>, first the place name itself, then a few ki-words (\u00fa\u00faps – deacair sin a sheachaint!<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

So, first, the country name.\u00a0 Before we look at the actual Irish for “New Zealand,” let’s acknowledge the indigenous name, Aotearoa, <\/em>sa teanga Maoraise<\/strong>.\u00a0 There are several translations of the Maori name, such as “the land of the long white cloud” and \u2018long bright world\u2019 (referring to the hours of daylight).\u00a0 These could give us some food for Irish vocabulary thought, such as “scamall<\/strong>” for cloud or “geal<\/strong>” for bright, but I don’t want to belabor translating Maori into Irish when we already have our hands full.\u00a0 But I might be tempted, in a future blog, to make this a “d\u00fashl\u00e1n<\/strong>” for readers.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, let’s look at “An Nua-Sh\u00e9alainn<\/strong>.”\u00a0 Like “An Astr\u00e1il<\/strong>,” and many other place names in Irish, “An Nua-Sh\u00e9alainn<\/strong>” includes the word “the.”<\/p>\n

An Nua-Sh\u00e9alainn<\/strong> [un NOO-uh HAY-lin, note that the “s” is silent], New Zealand<\/p>\n

na Nua-Sh\u00e9alainne<\/strong>, of New Zealand<\/p>\n

muintir na Nua-Sh\u00e9alainne<\/strong><\/p>\n

f\u00e1sra agus ainmhithe na Nua-Sh\u00e9alainne<\/strong><\/p>\n

A person from New Zealand is a “Nua-Sh\u00e9alannach<\/strong>,” as in “Is Nua-Sh\u00e9alannach m\u00e9<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

And in some prepositional phrases:<\/p>\n

go dt\u00ed an Nua-Sh\u00e9alainn<\/strong>, to New Zealand<\/p>\n

chun na Nua-Sh\u00e9alainne<\/strong>, to New Zealand, using the genitive case construction after “chun<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

sa Nua-Sh\u00e9alainn<\/strong>, in New Zealand<\/p>\n

While we’re at it, we could take a brief look at “Zeeland” itself, for which New Zealand is named.<\/p>\n

An tS\u00e9alainn<\/strong>, Zeeland<\/p>\n

Here, the underlying word is “S\u00e9alainn<\/strong>,” with the “s” pronounced [SHAY-lin], but when we refer to the actual province of the Netherlands, the phrase becomes “An tS\u00e9alainn<\/strong>.”\u00a0 The initial slender “ts” sound is your basic Irish slender “t” as in “teach<\/strong>” or “t\u00ed<\/strong>.”\u00a0 In other words, this “ts-” is not like “tsunami,” “tsar (tzar),” or “tzatziki.”\u00a0 In Irish, the “s” sound of “ts” is completely covered up by the “t.” \u00a0\u00a0If the first vowel were a, o, or u, the pronunciation of the “t” would be different (broad) but the same principle would apply (an ts\u00fail<\/strong>, [un too-il], for “the eye,” for example).<\/p>\n

And now, let’s look at some iconic New Zealand vocabulary<\/p>\n

kiwi (the bird): c\u00edobha\u00ed<\/strong>, although the spelling “c\u00edbhi<\/strong>” has also been used.\u00a0 Remember, no “k” and no “w” in most Irish words.<\/p>\n

kiwi (the fruit): also “c\u00edobha\u00ed<\/strong>,” since we don’t seem to hear the original name, Chinese gooseberry, much anymore.<\/p>\n

If you’re really curious about “gooseberry” in Irish, it’s “sp\u00edon\u00e1n<\/strong>,” which is understood as the “European gooseberry.”\u00a0 The adjective for “Chinese” is “S\u00edneach<\/strong>,” but I’ve only seen the combination “Chinese gooseberry” a handful of times in Irish, and even there, it’s given with quotation marks, probably indicating that the writer doesn’t consider it a typical term.\u00a0 So I’ll go with the flow and stick to “c\u00edobha\u00ed<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

\"C\u00edobha\u00ed<\/a>

C\u00edobha\u00ed (an toradh) agus C\u00edobha\u00ed (an chaor) (nasc ag bun an leathanaigh)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

And few more words and phrases I’ve picked out from online glossaries.\u00a0 I don’t have a lot of personal experience using these, so welcome any feedback from “lucht labhartha na Gaeilge sa Nua-Sh\u00e9alainn<\/strong>.”\u00a0 The Maori is listed first here, in case there’s any doubt, ; )<\/p>\n

aroha<\/em>: gr\u00e1<\/strong><\/p>\n

kai<\/em>: bia<\/strong><\/p>\n

kia kaha<\/em>: b\u00ed l\u00e1idir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kia ora<\/em>: Hal\u00f3 \/ F\u00e1ilte \/ Go raibh maith agat [go liteartha, cialla\u00edonn s\u00e9: B\u00ed sl\u00e1inti\u00fail N\u00d3 B\u00edodh do shl\u00e1inte agat]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meri Kirihimete<\/em>: Nollaig Shona<\/strong><\/p>\n

tapu<\/em> (gaolmhar le<\/strong> “tabu<\/em>” sa teanga “Tongan”<\/strong>): tab\u00fa (tagann an focal B\u00e9arla<\/strong> “taboo” \u00f3n bhfocal<\/strong> “tabu<\/em>“)<\/p>\n

wahine<\/em>, bean<\/strong> (as “woman” or “wife”)<\/p>\n

whanga<\/em>: cuan, b\u00e1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like Australia, New Zealand has some unique flora and fauna (f\u00e1sra agus ainmhithe<\/strong>), including:<\/p>\n

oisre leathan Nua-Sh\u00e9alannach<\/strong>, New Zealand dredge oyster<\/p>\n

geiceo crainn Nua-Sh\u00e9alannach<\/strong>, New Zealand tree gecko, whose plural has become one of my favorite new words: geiceonna crainn Nua-Sh\u00e9alannacha<\/strong><\/p>\n

l\u00edon na Nua-Sh\u00e9alainne,<\/strong> New Zealand flax<\/p>\n

niamhscoth dhearg<\/strong>, New Zealand hebe (tagairt ar bith do Nua-Sh\u00e9alainn \u00ed f\u00e9in<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

n\u00f3in\u00edn Nua-Sh\u00e9alannach<\/strong>, arorangi or New Zealand holly (note the Irish is literally “New Zealand Daisy,” not “New Zealand holly”)<\/p>\n

Bhuel,<\/strong> taking c\u00e9imeanna baba\u00ed sa Maorais:<\/strong> ka kita ano<\/em> (Feicfidh m\u00e9 ar\u00eds th\u00fa) – R\u00f3isl\u00edn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Naisc:<\/strong><\/p>\n

In \u00e1it eile sna frit\u00edortha:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/cuir-gaeilge-ar-fhocail-strine-focail-astralacha-mar-brumby-srl\/ (25 Bealtaine 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/beagan-eile-de-bhearla-na-hastraile-a-little-more-aussie-english-translated-into-irish\/ (28 Bealtaine 2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n

c\u00edobha\u00edonna<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:TeTuatahianui.jpg\u00a0(le\u00a0<\/strong>Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust, fearann poibl\u00ed<\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hardy-Kiwi-Comparison-3.jpg, (le<\/strong> hiperpinguino)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) C\u00edobha\u00ed (an t-\u00e9an) (nasc ag bun an leathanaigh)\u00a0   While we’re on an antipodal tear (naisc th\u00edos), we might as well look at An Nua-Sh\u00e9alainn also.\u00a0 As with An Astr\u00e1il, first the place name itself, then a few ki-words (\u00fa\u00faps – deacair sin a sheachaint!). So, first, the country name.\u00a0 Before we look…<\/p>\n

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