OF THE HIGHLAND CLANS.
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" Some nouns ending in ea are changed into i ; and those ending eo or
into ui, — as :
Nouns in eu, followed by a liquid, change u into o, and insert i after it.
There are many irregular nouns ; but I do not consider it necessary to quote
many examples. The following may, I think, sufiice, — my chief rehance being
on phonic spelling and literal translations : —
Bannais, a wedding, bainnse, wedding. duthaich,acountry. ducha, of the country,
bann-aysh baynnse du'-ayich du-cha
Coluinn, the body, colla, coll. gualainn, the shoulder. guaille,of the shoulder,
eoluynn colla gu-alaynn guylle