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Bu toigh leam s霉il a thoirt air an fhacal 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉. Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu leabhar beag 霉r mu dh脿 eilean Gh脿idhealach 鈥� 脕rainn Mh贸r ann an 脠irinn agus Barraigh ann an Alba. Tha an leabhar tr矛-ch脿nanach. 鈥橲 e a thiotal ann an G脿idhlig D霉thchas na Mara; ann an Gaeilge D煤chas na Mara. Tha am facal, agus an d貌igh-smaoineachaidh co-cheangailte ris, be貌 fhathast anns an d脿 Gh脿idhlig.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach d猫 a鈥� Bheurla a chuireadh sibh air D霉thchas na Mara? Chan eil facal Beurla coltach ri 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉, a bheil? Uill, 鈥檚 e an tiotal Beurla a thagh na h-霉ghdaran Belonging to the Sea.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Seo na sgr矛obh na h-霉ghdaran, Iain MacFhionghain agus Ruth N铆 Bhraon谩in, (air a chur gu G脿idhlig le Rody Gorman): 鈥楾ha an rannsachadh againn a鈥� cur an c猫ill gu bheil aig cridhe [beachdan is gi霉lan nan eileanach] d貌igh-labhairt a tha gu s貌nraichte G脿idhealach mu fhaireachdainn a tha an comas mhic-an-duine air feadh na cruinne-c猫: an fhaireachdainn a thaobh a bhith a鈥� buntainn ri 脿ite, agus an t-uallach a th鈥� ort airson an 脿ite sin. A thaobh na G脿idhlig dheth, tha an fhaireachdainn seo 鈥� air an do ghabh an sgoilear m貌r G脿idhlig Iain MacAonghuis se貌rsa de 鈥榣霉th-mothachaidh鈥� 鈥� air a glacadh leis an fhacal nach gabh tionndadh gu furasta, 鈥溁迕钩俪蟪Τ蟛共踱��.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha MacFhionghain agus N铆 Bhraon谩in a鈥� m矛neachadh, ged gur ann on fhacal Gh脿idhlig 诲霉迟丑 a tha 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉 a鈥� tighinn, agus gu bheil 诲霉迟丑 a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥榯alamh鈥� no 鈥榝earann鈥�, gu bheil an fhaireachdainn aig muinntir nan cladaichean, agus an t-uallach an l霉ib an fhacail, a鈥� buntainn a cheart cho math ris a鈥� mhuir 鈥檚 a tha e ris an t矛r.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Airson 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉 a mh矛neachadh, tha iad a鈥� tilleadh gu Iain MacAonghuis: 鈥橲 e na th鈥� ann an 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉 raon-tuigse l脿n anns a bheil 鈥榖arrachd na uachdar na 诲霉迟丑cha no cruinn-e貌las leotha fh猫in, no faireachdainn d矛reach mun eachdraidh, ach rian-fiosrachaidh foirmeil san tig iad seo uile c貌mhla. Faodaidh an rud air a bheil an coltas ann an s霉ilean a鈥� choigrich a bhith na fh脿sach falamh 鈥� eireachdail no gun bhr矛gh a r猫ir nam beachdan a tha an uachdar 鈥� a bhith na fhearann beothail, 鈥檚 d貌cha fi霉 鈥檚 gaisgeil is a鈥� cur thairis le pearsaichean eachdraidheil 鈥� don luchd-诲霉迟丑chais.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Tha sin cho f矛or 鈥檚 a ghabhas, nach eil? Bidh mi a鈥� d猫anamh t貌rr bh霉than-obrach le muinntir na Beurla. Chan eil c脿irdeas aig a鈥� chuid mh貌ir dhiubh don t矛r mar luchd-诲霉迟丑chais. Ach nuair a chluinneas iad mu dh霉thchas nan G脿idheal, tha farmad orra. Tha iad ag iarraidh a bhith dl霉th ris an t矛r san d貌igh sin. Agus 鈥檚 e an rud duilich anns an latha sa bheil sinn be貌, nach eil 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉 nan G脿idheal fh猫in cho l脿idir 鈥檚 a b鈥� 脿bhaist. A thaobh ar f猫in-aithne mar shluagh, chanainn gu bheil e riatanach gu bheil sinn moiteil asainn fh猫in mar dhaoine le 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉, a tha 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉ach do dh鈥橝lba.

听听听听听听听听听听听 脌s d猫idh a bhith ag obair le muinntir 脕rainn Mh贸r agus Bharraigh, d脿 choimhearsnachd a tha a鈥� str矛 an aghaidh bhuidhnean n脿iseanta a tha a鈥� feuchainn ri iasgach a theannachadh sna h-uisgeachan aca, tha MacFhionghain agus N铆 Bhraon谩in ag r脿dh gu bheil diofar sheallaidhean dhen t-saoghal aig bunait na str矛. Tha iad ag r脿dh, nam biomaid a鈥� toirt sp猫is a bharrachd don e貌las thraidiseanta aig na h-eileanaich air na h-uisgeachan aca fh猫in gum biomaid uile na b鈥� fhe脿rr dheth. Abair e.

an d貌igh-smaoineachaidh: the way of thinking; tha an rannsachadh againn a鈥� cur an c猫ill : our research suggests; gu bheil aig cridhe [beachdan is gi霉lan nan eileanach] d貌igh-labhairt: that at the heart [of the beliefs and conduct of the islanders] is an expression; a tha an comas mhic-an-duine air feadh na cruinne-c猫: that is universally potential in human beings; a bhith a鈥� buntainn ri 脿ite: of belonging to a home place; nach gabh tionndadh gu furasta: that cannot be easily translated; muinntir nan cladaichean: maritime folk; an t-uallach an l霉ib an fhacail: the responsibility implicit in the word; barrachd na uachdar na 诲霉迟丑cha no cruinn-e貌las leotha fh猫in: not so much a landscape nor a sense of geography alone; rian-fiosrachaidh foirmeil san tig iad seo uile c貌mhla: a formal order of experience in which these are all merged; s霉ilean a鈥� choigrich: the view [eyes] of a stranger; eireachdail no gun bhr矛gh a r猫ir nam beachdan a tha an uachdar: magnificent or drab according to prevailing notions; a鈥� cur thairis le pearsaichean eachdraidheil: overflowing with historic figures; tha farmad orra: they are envious; dl霉th ris an t矛r: close to the land; moiteil asainn fh猫in mar dhaoine le 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉, a tha 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉ach do dh鈥橝lba: proud of ourselves as people with 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉, who belong to Scotland; aig bunait na str矛: at the basis of the struggle; gum biomaid uile na b鈥� fhe脿rr dheth: that we would all be better off.

The subject of this week鈥檚 Litir is the word 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉 which might be translated as 鈥榖elonging鈥� but is more powerful than that. The dictionaries give 鈥榟eredity, instinct, nationality, birthplace, native spirit or blood, hereditary right鈥�. The native fishermen of Barra, for example, have a 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉 which is special; they have it at that intensity for nowhere else and no other group has it at that intensity for the waters of Barra. The Gaelic scholar Dr John MacInnes, from a terrestrial perspective, writes about a holistic understanding which encompasses 鈥榥ot so much a landscape, not a sense of geography alone, nor of history alone, but a formal order of experience in which all these are merged. What is to a stranger an expanse of empty countryside 鈥� magnificent or drab according to prevailing notions 鈥� to the native sensibility can be dynamic, perhaps even heroic, territory peopled with figures from history and legend鈥�. Are the Gaels 鈥榠ndigenous鈥� to Scotland? If we accept 鈥榠ndigenous鈥� as a translation of 诲霉迟丑肠丑补蝉ach, absolutely. Seo ar 诲霉迟丑aich!

A thaobh ar f猫in-aithne mar shluagh: as regards our identity as a people.

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Tha 鈥淟itir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh鈥� air a maoineachadh le MG ALBA