Cainnt nam beathaichean
Seadh, thà Gàidhlig aig na beathaichean. Nach truagh cho tric is a chì thu leabhraichean cloinne an-diugh is "bow-wow" aig a' choin, "whinney" aig an each agus a leithid eile? Tha roinn sònraichte againn airson cainnt nan eun oir tha an t-uabhas dhiubh ann. A bharrachd air seo, gheibh thu duilleag le conaltradh nam beathaichean, sin agad "conaltradh" eadar beathaichean no pìosan eile a chanas beathaichean. Co-dhiù, seo dhut a' Ghàidhlig air feadhainn dhiubh:
Yes, even the animals speak Gaelic. All the more pity that when you open a Gaelic childrens book these days the dogs say "bow-wow" the horse "whinney" and so on. Because there are so many of them there's a special section on the speech of birds in Gaelic. Besides that, there's another page with "conversations" between animals or other things that animals say. But anyway, there is a Gaelic way of saying all of them and here are some of them:
Asal
| hi homh homh! | [hi hɔ̃ hɔ̃] |
(Donkey - "hee haw!")
Bó
| mó mó! | [moː moː] |
(Cow - "moo!")
Cearc
| gog gog! gàg gàg! | [gog gog gaːg gaːg] |
(Chicken/Hen - "cluck cluck!")
Caora
| mè mè! | [mɛː mɛː] |
(Sheep - "baa!")
Cailleach-oidhche
| siu-hù! siu-hù! | [ʃu'huː ʃu'huː] |
(Owl)
Calman
| gurr-ù! gurr-ù! | [guR'uː guR'uː] |
(Pigeon/Dove)
Cat
| miamh miamh! | [mjãũ mjãũ] |
(Cat - "meow!")
Coileach
| gog a bhitheal ao! | [gog ə vi.əL ɯː] |
(Cockerel - "cock-a-doodle-doo!")
| gog a ghuidhe ghaoidhe! | [gog ə ɣɯjə ɣɤjə] |
(Cockerel - "cock-a-doodle-doo!")
Coileach-dubh
| dùrd dùrd! | [duːRd duːRd] |
(Black-cock)
| gurra gùg! | [guRə 'guːg] |
(Black-cock)
Cù
| af af! | [af af] |
(Dog - "bow wow!")
Cuthag
| gug gùg! | [gug guːg] |
(Cuckoo - "cuckoo!")
Each
| u i o hòmh | [uiɔ hɔ̃] |
(Horse - "whinney!")
Eala
| guileag guileag! | [gulag gulag] |
(Swan)
Faoileag
| glìtheag glìtheag! | [gliː.ag gliː.aəg] |
(Seagull - "squawk!")
Feannag
| gòrag gòrag! | [gɔːrag gɔːrag] |
(Crow - "caw!")
Fitheach
| gròc gròc! | [grɔːxg grɔːxg] |
(Raven)
Gèadh
| bir bir! | [birʲ birʲ] |
(Goose - "honk!")
| ràc ràc! | [Raːxg Raːxg] |
(Goose - "honk!")
Gobhar
| meig meig! | [megʲ megʲ] |
(Goat)
Iolair
| glig glig! | [gligʲ gligʲ] |
(Eagle)
Losgann
| cnàg cnàg! | [krãːg krãːg] |
(Frog - "ribbit!")
Muc
| gnost gnost! | [grõsd grõsd] |
(Pig - "oink")
Muc-mhara
| chuisil-ì chuisil-ò | [xuʃɪl'iː xuʃɪl'ɔː] |
(Whale)
Seillean no seillean-mór
| faruman fearuman! | [farəman fɛrəman] |
(Bee or bumblebee - "buzz!")
Sgarbh
| gorrac gorrac! | [gɔRag gɔRag] |
(Cormorant/Shag)
Tunnag
| mhàg mhàg! | [vaːg vaːg] |
(Duck - "quack!")