大象传媒

Tha faclan no abairtean eadar-dhealaichte aig daoine airson bruidhinn ri diofar bheathaichean. Ann am m貌ran 脿iteachan, airson bruidhinn ri b貌, canaidh daoine 鈥減ruidh鈥� no 鈥減ruidh-dh猫鈥�. Tha sin anns na faclairean, ceart gu le貌r: Pruidh 鈥� a call to cattle, cow or calf.

Tha e coltach gun deach na h-abairtean sin bho Gh脿idhlig gu Albais no bho Albais gu G脿idhlig. Anns an fhaclair Albais agam tha Prow, Pru agus Prui. Tha iad uile nan d貌ighean airson a bhith a鈥� gairm air crodh.

Sgr矛obh an sgoilear G脿idhlig, Alasdair MacBheathain, p脿ipear mu abairtean 脿 B脿ideanach. 鈥橲 ann 脿 B脿ideanach a bha e fh猫in. Sgr矛obh e gur e 鈥減rogaidh鈥� a bha daoine ag r脿dh ri each. Progaidh. Thuirt e gun t脿inig sin bho Albais, ach gun t脿inig an Albais bhon Fhraingis approchez.

Ann an G脿idhlig bidh sinn ag r脿dh 鈥渃iridh鈥� ri caora no uan. 鈥淐iridh, ciridh, ciridh!鈥� no mar sin. Uill, chaidh mi don fhaclair Albais agam agus bha an dearbh fhacal ann: K-e-e-r-i-e 鈥� Keerie 鈥撯�� a call to a lamb or sheep.

Tha cuid de na gairmean eadar-n脿iseanta. Mar eisimpleir, puisidh airson bruidhinn ri cat, agus diug no diugaidh airson labhairt ri cearc. Ach bha abairt eile aig MacBheathain airson bruidhinn ri cat no piseag 鈥� stididh 鈥� no tididh. Bha e fh猫in ag r脿dh gun t脿inig iad sin bho Albais gu G脿idhlig. Tha cheet no cheetie ann an Albais a鈥� ciallachadh cat no piseag. Anns an t-seann Bheurla bha chit a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渂eathach 貌g鈥�. Agus bidh daoine a鈥� gabhail kit fhathast air sionnach 貌g ann am Beurla.

Ach d猫 chanas sinn ri c霉? Uill, tha facal agam a bhios mi ag 猫igheachd ris a鈥� ch霉 agam. Agus bidh e an-c貌mhnaidh a鈥� tighinn thugam. Chan eil Beurla aig a鈥� ch霉 agam. 鈥橲 e c霉 G脿idhealach a tha ann. 鈥橲 e abairtean G脿idhlig an aon fheadhainn a thuigeas e. Agus, nuair a tha e a鈥� ruith anns a鈥� ph脿irc, d猫 dh鈥櫭╥gheas mi ris a bheir e air ais thugam? D猫 ach 鈥淏riosgaid!鈥�

Faclan is abairtean: faclan no abairtean eadar-dhealaichte: different words or phrases; airson bruidhinn ri diofar bheathaichean: for speaking to different animals; b貌: cow; anns na faclairean: in the dictionaries; gun deach na h-abairtean sin bho Gh脿idhlig gu Albais: that those phrases went from Gaelic to Scots; tha iad uile nan d貌ighean airson a bhith a鈥� gairm air crodh: they are all ways of calling cattle; Alasdair MacBheathain: Alexander Macbain; 鈥檚 ann 脿 B脿ideanach a bha e fh猫in: he was from Badenoch himself; progaidh: a word used by humans when calling a horse; bhon Fhraingis: from the French; bidh sinn ag r脿dh 鈥渃iridh鈥� ri caora no uan: we say 鈥渃iridh鈥� to a sheep or lamb; tha cuid de na gairmean eadar-n脿iseanta; some of the calls are international; airson labhairt ri cearc: for speaking to a hen; tha X a鈥� ciallachadh cat no piseag: X means a cat or kitten; d猫 chanas sinn ri c霉?: what do we say to a dog?; tha facal agam a bhios mi ag 猫igheachd ris a鈥� ch霉 agam: I have a word which I shout to my dog; bidh e an-c貌mhnaidh a鈥� tighinn thugam: he always comes to me; chan eil Beurla aig a鈥� ch霉 agam: my dog doesn鈥檛 have English [understanding or speaking!]; an aon fheadhainn a thuigeas e: the only ones he understands; nuair a tha e a鈥� ruith anns a鈥� ph脿irc: when he鈥檚 running in the park; d猫 dh鈥櫭╥gheas mi ris?: what do I shout to him?; a bheir e air ais thugam: that brings him back to me; briosgaid: biscuit.