An gaidheal: paipeir-naidheachd agus leabhar-sgeoil gaidhealach, Volumes 3-4Mac-Neacail 'sa Chuideachd, 1874 - Scotland |
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agad agam aghaidh aich aidh aige aite Alasdair aoraidh April arsa b'urrainn beag being bliadhna bochd Canada carbad ceann ceart Celtic Chair chaisteil cheile Choinnich chridhe chuid chunnaic chur Church cognate crodh daoine deagh deigh dhachaidh dheanamh dhiubh dhuit diugh Donnachadh eadar eadh eirich Eirinn English faicinn falbh fasgadh fhein fhuair fish fitheach Gael Gaelic Gaidheal Galldachd Ghaidhlig Glaschu Goth great h-uile Highland Highlanders iadsan Iain iomadh lagh land language latha leam leithid Mairi maith may be compared measg mhor Mhurachaidh moran mu'n music name Oban Ochan oidhche orra people place Professor radh riamh Ridire righ root Sansk schools Scotland seachad seachdain seann Seonaid sgillinn sheep Society speur stigh Stokes summer taobh tarbh teachd teagamh thoirt tigh tighinn time tongue tric troimh tuilleadh uime years
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