大象传媒

Tha am facal 鈥淪pion鈥� a鈥� nochdadh gu tric ann an ainmean-脿ite. C脿ite? Uill, air feadh an t-saoghail. Tha am facal G脿idhlig 蝉辫矛辞苍 a鈥� ciallachadh pluck no tug. Ma tha sibh a鈥� toirt iteagan 脿 cearc, tha thu 鈥渁鈥� 蝉辫矛辞苍adh na circe鈥�. Agus bidh daoine a鈥� 蝉辫矛辞苍adh luibhean 鈥� lusan nach eil iad ag iarraidh.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Anns a鈥� Mhonadh Ruadh tha cnoc ann air a bheil Spion Rocks. 鈥橲 e ainm Beurla a th鈥� ann. Agus tha e am measg ainmean G脿idhlig. Ach an ann 脿s a鈥� Gh脿idhlig a tha an Spion ann an Spion Rocks? Tha mi a鈥� smaoineachadh nach ann. Tha mi a鈥� smaoineachadh gur ann 脿 Afrikaans a tha e.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Nuair a th脿inig daoine dhachaigh 脿 Afraga a Deas, thug iad ainmean leotha. Ainmean mar Spion Kop. Tha baile air a bheil Spion Kop mar ainm ann an meadhan Shasainn. Tha fear eile ann an Astr脿ilia. Tha toll anns an raon-ghoilf ann an 脌rasaig air a bheil Spion Kop. 鈥橲 e Spion Kop a bh鈥� air an 鈥淜op鈥� ann an Liverpool an toiseach. Sin pairt dhen stadium aig sgioba ball-coise Liverpool.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Agus c貌 na daoine a thug an t-ainm sin dhachaigh 脿 Afraga a Deas? Saighdearan. Bha batail air Spion Kop eadar na Boers agus na Breatannaich. Bhuannaich na Boers. Bha sin anns a鈥� bhliadhna naoi ceud deug (1900).

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Ann an Afrikaans tha Spion Kop a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渃noc-faire鈥�.鈥橲 e sin 脿ite far a bheil sealladh ann. Cnoc-faire. Dh鈥檃inmich na voortrekkers e ann an ochd ceud deug, trithead 鈥檚 a c貌ig (1835).

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Chan eil mi cinnteach a bheil le貌mhainn anns an sg矛re sin an-diugh. No an robh le貌mhainn anns an sg矛re sin nuair a bha na voortrekkers ann. Ach tha le貌mhainn gu le貌r ann an Afraga a Deas. Agus, a鈥� bruidhinn air le貌mhainn, a bheil cuimhne agaibh air an t-seann sgeulachd mu dheidhinn le貌mhann agus tr脿ill? Sin a鈥� Gh脿idhlig air slave. 罢谤脿颈濒濒.

Bha an le貌mhann agus an tr脿ill c貌mhla. Bha iad ann airson sabaid. Bha na daoine an d貌chas gun robh an le貌mhann a鈥� dol a mharbhadh an tr脿ill. Ach cha do mharbh. Dh鈥檌mlich an le貌mhann l脿mhan an tr脿ill!

Carson? Uill, bha an le貌mhann ag aithneachadh an duine. Chuidich an duine an le貌mhann l脿 roimhe. 鈥橲 e Androcles an t-ainm a bh鈥� air an duine. Agus d猫 rinn e? Thug e droigheann a-mach 脿 spog an le貌mhainn. 厂辫矛辞苍 e an droigheann.

Faclan is abairtean: a鈥� nochdadh gu tric ann an ainmean-脿ite: appears often in place names; air feadh an t-saoghail: throughout the world; ma tha sibh a鈥� toirt iteagan 脿 cearc: if you are taking feathers from a hen; a鈥� 蝉辫矛辞苍adh na circe: plucking the hen; luibhean 鈥� lusan nach eil iad ag iarraidh: weeds 鈥� plants they don鈥檛 want; anns a鈥� Mhonadh Ruadh tha cnoc ann: in the Cairngorms there is a hill; tha mi a鈥� smaoineachadh gur ann 脿 Afrikaans a tha e: I think it is from Afrikaans; thug iad ainmean leotha: they took/brought names with them; tha fear eile ann an Astr脿ilia: there is another in Australia; tha toll anns an raon-ghoilf ann an 脌rasaig: there is a hole on the golf-course in Arisaig; an toiseach: to begin with; c貌 na daoine a thug an t-ainm sin dhachaigh: who [were] the people who took that name home ; bhuannaich na Boers: the Boers won; cnoc-faire: lookout-hill; 脿ite far a bheil sealladh ann: a place where there is a view; dh鈥檃inmich X e: X named it; a bheil le貌mhainn anns an sg矛re sin an-diugh: are there lions in that area today; tha le貌mhainn gu le貌r ann an Afraga a Deas: there are plenty of lions in South Africa; a bheil cuimhne agaibh air an t-seann sgeulachd?: do you remember the old story?; mu dheidhinn le貌mhann agus tr脿ill: about a lion and a slave; bha na daoine an d貌chas: the people were hoping; gun robh an le貌mhann a鈥� dol a mharbhadh an tr脿ill: that the lion was going to kill the slave; ach cha do mharbh: but he didn鈥檛 [kill]; dh鈥檌mlich an le貌mhann l脿mhan an tr脿ill: the lion licked the hands of the slave; ag aithneachadh: recognising; chuidich an duine an le貌mhann l脿 roimhe: the man helped the lion on a previous occasion [a day before]; 鈥檚 e Androcles an t-ainm a bh鈥� air an duine: Androcles was the man鈥檚 name; d猫 rinn e?: what did he do?; thug e droigheann a-mach 脿 spog an le貌mhainn: he took a thorn out of the lion鈥檚 paw; 蝉辫矛辞苍 e an droigheann: he plucked the thorn.