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Tha bliadhna thrang air a bhith aig Ailig O Hianlaidh. Mura h-eil sibh e貌lach air, ma tha 霉idh agaibh ann am poileataics, gu h-脿raidh ann am P脿rlamaid na h-Alba, 鈥檚 iongantach mura bi sibh a鈥� conaltradh ri Ailig ann an d貌igh air choreigin anns an 霉ine romhainn, oir is esan Oifigear G脿idhlig na P脿rlamaid. Agus tha na Gaidheil, is na meadhanan G脿idhlig gu s貌nraichte, a鈥� d猫anamh feum m貌r dheth.

Tha Ailig air a bhith na dhreuchd a-nise airson bliadhna agus 鈥檚 iomadh rud a dh鈥檈adar-theangaich e, no a sgr矛obh e bho th霉s, airson luchd na G脿idhlig thairis air an 霉ine sin. Tha feadhainn dhiubh sin air mo bheulaibh an-dr脿sta 鈥� bileagan no, gu dearbh, leabhrain air a bheil rudan mar 鈥淭hu Fh猫in agus na BPA agad鈥� no 鈥淎tharrachaidhean ri Bilean Riaghaltais: Sti霉ireadh do bhuidhnean agus daoine bhon taobh a-muigh鈥�. Tha leabhran ann a tha a鈥� toirt 鈥淔iosrachadh do Luchd-fianais a tha a鈥� nochdadh air beulaibh chomataidhean鈥� agus fear eile air 鈥淢ar a tha P脿rlamaid na h-Alba ag obair鈥�.

Nise, chleachd mi na litrichean BPA. Tha iad a鈥� seasamh airson Ball P脿rlamaid na h-Alba. Mar sin, tha iad co-ionann ri MSP ann am Beurla 鈥� Member of the Scottish Parliament. Coimheadamaid a-rithist air tiotal an leabhrain anns a bheil BPA a鈥� nochdadh 鈥� 鈥淭hu Fh猫in agus na BPA agad鈥�. Tha d脿 rud a鈥� tighinn am follais. Anns a鈥� chiad dol a-mach, tha BPA cuideachd a鈥� seasamh airson barrachd na aon duine 鈥� Buill P脿rlamaid na h-Alba. Chan eil diofar ann mar a tha ann am Beurla eadar MSP singilte agus MSPs iolra.

鈥橲 e an darna rud as fhiach rudeigin a r脿dh mu dheidhinn gu bheil an leabhar ag r脿dh 鈥渘a BPA agad鈥�. Ann am P脿rlamaid na h-Alba, tha c貌rr is aon bhall p脿rlamaid aig gach duine, oir tha na buill air an taghadh ann an d脿 dh貌igh. Tha feadhainn nam Buill Roinne-P脿rlamaid. Tha iad a鈥� seasamh airson aon sg矛re bheag agus tha daoine a鈥� bh貌tadh gu d矛reach air an son. Tha feadhainn eile air an taghadh le siostam air a bheil m貌ran e貌lach mar 鈥渟iostam PR鈥� 鈥� far a bheil feadhainn a鈥� faighinn a-staigh mar Bhuill-Liosta ann an sg矛re mh貌r 鈥� mar sg矛re na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean. Agus, mura h-eil sibh e貌lach air a鈥� Gh脿idhlig airson PR no 鈥淧roportional Representation鈥�, seo e, bho Fhaclair na P脿rlamaid: Siostam Riochdachaidh Co-roinneil.

Mura h-eil m貌ran 霉idh agaibh ann am poileataics an l脿 an-diugh, ach ma tha 霉idh agaibh ann an eachdraidh na h-Alba, chanainn gun gabhadh sibh tlachd bho bhith a鈥� leughadh leabhran eile air an do rinn Ailig O Hianlaidh obair. 鈥橲 e sin am fear air a bheil 鈥淎n Dualchas Ph脿rlamaideach Albannach鈥�. Tha sin a鈥� coimhead air rudan mar a鈥� chiad ph脿rlamaid aig Alba, an t-Ath-Leasachadh, Cunnradh an Aonaidh agus Linn Westminster.

Seo p矛os dheth agus tha mi a鈥� dol a chur ceist oirbh aig an deireadh: 鈥淐hunnaic p脿rlamaidean na h-Alba troimhe-ch猫ile, briseadh agus sgaoileadh eadhon mus t脿inig an t-Aonadh ann an 1707. As d猫idh na bliadhna sin bha p脿irt chudromach aig Alba ann am P脿rlamaid na RA ann an Westminster.鈥� 鈥橲 e a鈥� cheist agam 鈥� d猫 tha na litrichean 鈥淩A鈥� a鈥� seasamh air a shon? Innsibh mi dhuibh anns an ath-litir.

Ach feumaidh mi aideachadh gun do sgr矛obh Ailig aon rud a chuir g脿ire air m鈥� aghaidh, ann an ro-r脿dh ann am fear de na leabhrain. Sgr矛obh e: 鈥淭ha p脿rlamaid air a d猫anamh suas le riochdairean taghte鈥︹�� Tha sin ceart, ach tha cuid anns a鈥� choimhearsnachd nach canadh 鈥渢aghte鈥� idir ann an co-cheangal rin cuid riochdairean anns a鈥� ph脿rlamaid!

Faclan na seachdaine: Oifigear G脿idhlig na P脿rlamaid: Parliamentary Gaelic Officer; leabhran, leabhrain: booklet, booklets; singilte: singular; iolra: plural; Am t-Ath-Leasachadh: The Reformation; Cunnradh an Aonaidh: The Treaty of Union; ro-r脿dh: foreword.

Abairtean na seachdaine: Tha bliadhna thrang air a bhith aig Ailig O Hianlaidh: Alex O鈥� Henley鈥檚 had a busy year (I鈥檓 referring to 2001!); 鈥檚 iongantach mura bi sibh a鈥� conaltradh ri X: it鈥檚 likely you鈥檒l be communicating with X; tha X air a bhith na dhreuchd airson bliadhna: X has been in his job for a year; fiosrachadh do luchd-fianais a tha a鈥� nochdadh air beulaibh chomataidhean: information for witnesses who appear in front of committees; tha d脿 rud a鈥� tighinn am follais: two things become apparent; 鈥檚 e an darna rud as fhiach rudeigin a r脿dh mu dheidhinn: the second thing worth commenting on; tha buill air an taghadh ann an d脿 dh貌igh: members are chosen in two ways; an Dualchas Ph脿rlamaideach Albannach: the Scottish Parliamentary Heritage; aon rud a chuir g脿ire air m鈥� aghaidh: one thing that put a smile on my face.

Puing-ghr脿mair na seachdaine: Tha p脿rlamaid air a d猫anamh suas le riochdairean taghte: parliament is made up of elected representatives. There is a play on words here. The word taghte is a part participle of the verb taghadh (choosing, electing) and means 鈥渃hosen鈥� or 鈥渆lected鈥�. As with other other past participles like briste (broken), fosgailte (open) and d霉inte (closed), it operates as an adjective. But the expression 鈥渢aghte!鈥� also means 鈥渆xcellent, wonderful, perfect鈥� eg tha sin d矛reach taghte (that鈥檚 just perfect). You might hear it being used in a phone conversation in the same manner as one might say in English 鈥済reat鈥� or 鈥渢errific鈥�. So, in the Litir, tha cuid anns a鈥� choimhearsnachd nach canadh 鈥渢aghte鈥� idir ann an co-cheangal rin cuid riochdairean anns a鈥� ph脿rlamaid means 鈥渟ome in the community would not say 鈥榯aghte鈥� in relation to their representatives in the parliament!鈥�

The 鈥搕e ending indicates the grammatical origins of the word as a past participle, but you will often see it spelt taghta. This shows more closely the pronunciation 鈥� the final t is a broad one as occurs before a broad vowel (eg an t-aran) rather than the slender 鈥渢ch鈥� one before a narrow vowel (as in an t-矛m).

Gn脿ths-cainnt na seachdaine: Coimheadamaid a-rithist: let us look again.