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A’ Ghàidhealtachd

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Bilingual transcription: Sloinneadh

Bilingual transcription: Surname/patronymic

Watch this clip where Joy gives us some of her useful tips and favourite phrases.

Abair gun do ghabh sinn turas tro chuid de dh’àiteachan agus ainmean na Gàidhealtachd.

Nach toir sinn sùil air cuid de na dh’ionnsaich sinn:

Broadford on the Isle of Skye is The Broad Ford, An t–Àth Leathann, An t–Àth Leathann.

Ballachulish is the village at the narrows,

Baile a’ Chaolais, Baile a’ Chaolais.

We also touched upon sloinneadh and patronymics, the naming system in Gaelic, sloinneadh.

For example: Dòmhnall/Sheumais Chaluim, Donald son of James son of Malcolm, Dòmhnall Sheumais Chaluim.