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鈥橲 e G脿idhlig chutach a tha againn. 鈥橲 e sin a thuirt fear ann an Siorrachd Obar Dheathain. Bha e a鈥� ciallachadh, 鈥淲e speak clipped Gaelic.鈥� G脿idhlig chutach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ann an 脿iteachan air t矛r-m貌r, canaidh daoine bail airson baile, agus duin airson duine. Tha an 鈥渆鈥� aig an deireadh a鈥� falbh. 鈥橲 e sin G脿idhlig chutach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha mi a鈥� leughadh st貌iridh beag ann an dualchainnt Obar Dheathain. Tha e anns an iris 霉r de Scottish Gaelic Studies. Bha an st貌iridh air a chl脿radh air p脿ipear le Francis Diack. Bha sin ann am Br脿igh Mh脿rr anns na ficheadan dhen fhicheadamh linn (1920s). Thug an sgoilear, Seumas Grannd, s霉il air an st貌iridh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 D猫 rudan eile a ch矛 sinn ann an G脿idhlig Siorrachd Obar Dheathain? An toiseach, eisimpleir eile de chut-adh. Cha robh daoine a鈥� cantainn an 听听听听鈥揳诲丑 aig deireadh fhaclan. Mar eisimpleir, chanadh iad tuill airson tuilleadh.

An 脿ite dol bha muinntir Siorrachd Obar Dheathain ag r脿dh dul. Tha sin cumanta air t矛r-m貌r. Bha an nn coltach ri ng ann am Beurla. Mar eisimpleir, bha daoine ag r脿dh 鈥渟hing鈥� airson a鈥� seinn. Bha iad ag r脿dh agus 鈥渟 vating鈥� airson sa mhadainn. Agus 鈥� rud eile a tha cumanta air t矛r-m貌r 鈥� bha iad ag r脿dh 鈥渁ki鈥� airson agaibh agus 鈥渟hi鈥� airson sibh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha G脿idhlig Siorrachd Obar Dheathain agus G脿idhlig Shrath Sp猫 rudeigin coltach ri ch猫ile. Tha sin annasach, 鈥檚 d貌cha, oir tha beanntan 脿rda eadar an d脿 sg矛re. 鈥橲 e sin am Monadh Ruadh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha Seumas Grannd a鈥� cur air adhart d脿 smuain. Cha robh na G脿idh-eil anns an t-seann aimsir a鈥� coimhead air a鈥� Mhonadh Ruadh mar chnap-starra. Bha t貌rr dhaoine a鈥� gluasad eadar Srath Sp猫 is Br脿igh Mh脿rr. Bha iad a鈥� d猫anamh sin airson malairt agus airson gnothaichean s貌isealta.

We speak clipped Gaelic. That鈥檚 what a man in Aberdeenshire said. He was meaning 鈥淲e speak clipped Gaelic.鈥� Clipped Gaelic.

听听听听听听听 In places on the mainland, people say bail for baile, and duin for duine. The 鈥渆鈥� at the end disappears [leaves]. That鈥檚 clipped Gaelic.

听听听听听听听 I was reading a wee story in the Aberdeen dialect. It is in the new edition of Scottish Gaelic Studies. The story was recorded on paper by Francis Diack. That was in Braemar in the 1920s (the twenties of the twentieth century). The scholar, Seumas Grant, scrutinized the story.

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听听听听听听听 What else do we see in Aberdeenshire Gaelic? To begin with, another example of clipping. People weren鈥檛 saying 鈥揳诲丑 at the end of words. For example they would say tuill for tuilleadh.

听听听听听听听 Instead of dol the Aberdeen-shire folk were saying dul. That鈥檚 common on the mainland. The nn was like the ng in English. For example, people were saying 鈥渟hing鈥� for a鈥� seinn. They were saying 鈥渟 vating鈥� for sa mhadainn. And 鈥� another thing that鈥檚 comm-on on the mainland 鈥� they were saying 鈥渁ki鈥� for agaibh and 鈥渟hi鈥� for sibh.

听听听听听听听 The Gaelic of Aberdeenshire and of Strathspey were alike. That鈥檚 strange, perhaps, because there are high mountains between the two areas. That鈥檚 the Monadh Ruadh [Cairngorms].

听听听听听听听 Seumas Grant puts forward two ideas. The Gaels in olden times weren鈥檛 looking on the Cairngorms as a barrier. Many people were moving between Strathspey and Braemar. They were doing that for purposes of trade and social affairs.