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5 days ago · The 17th century Plantation of Ulster, the decline of Irish in Leinster and the extinction of Galloway Gaelic led to the geographic isolation of Manx from other dialects of Gaelic. The development of a separate orthography also led Manx to diverge from Irish and Scottish Gaelic.
3 days ago · Irish language, a member of the Goidelic group of Celtic languages, spoken in Ireland. As one of the national languages of the Republic of Ireland, Irish is taught in the public schools and is required for certain civil-service posts. Sláinte: The influence of Irish language on English.
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Apr 16, 2024 · Hebrew is one of the most well-known examples of a language that uses an abjad. The word for "book" (sefer) can be written two ways: Without diacritics: ספר (read right to left as s f r) With diacritics: סֵפֶר (read right to left as se fe r) Yiddish also uses Hebrew script, but always includes diacritics. 3.
Apr 2, 2024 · Cornish was strongly influenced by English even in medieval times, and later its orthography and vocabulary showed many English elements. By 1600 it was spoken only in the farthest western part of Cornwall, and by 1800, or shortly thereafter, it had no speakers at all.
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4 days ago · Breton (/ ˈ b r ɛ t ə n / BRET-ən, French:; endonym: brezhoneg [bʁeˈzɔ̃ːnɛk] ⓘ or [brəhɔ̃ˈnek] in Morbihan) is a Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language group spoken in Brittany, part of modern-day France.
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Apr 4, 2024 · One question that often arises when discussing Irish and English culture is why do Irish people look so different from English people? In this article, I will delve into the historical, linguistic, and genetic factors that have contributed to these differences.
11 hours ago · Hiberno-English (/ h aɪ ˈ b ɜːr n oʊ, h ɪ-/ hy-BUR-noh, hih-; from Latin: Hibernia "Ireland") or Irish English (IrE), also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, is the set of English dialects native to the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
