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AN
INTRODUCTION TO THE MANX LANGUAGE
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| MANX | PRONUNCIATION | A_Z ENGLISH |
| aalin | beautiful | |
| aall (-yn) | ael | fork |
| aanrit-boayrd (-yn) | aen-rit bord | tablecloth |
| aanrit-laue (-yn) | aen-rit laeoo | towel |
| aarey (-yn) | aerer | ladder |
| aase | grow | |
| aashagh | aezh-akh | easy |
| abyrlit | abberlit | alphabet |
| aerag-hellveeish F (aeragyn chellveeish) | aerag hell-veesh | television aerial |
| agh | but | |
| aile (-yn) | isle | fire |
| ainle (-yn) | ine-l | angel |
| ammyr (-yn) | ammer | canal |
| anmagh | late | |
| annyrag (-yn) F | annerag | anorak |
| apag (-yn) F | aepag | monkey |
| apey (-yn) | aeper | ape |
| apricock (-yn) | aepricock | apricot |
| ard | erd | high |
| ardan (-yn) | erdan | platform |
| ard-Iheim (-yn) | erd l-yibm | high-jump |
| ard-nieu (-yn) | Erd n-yaeoo | snake |
| ard-veisht (-yn) F | erd-vaish-ch | monster |
| argid | erg-id | money |
| ark (irk) | erk | piglet |
| arkan-sonney (-yn) | erkan sonner | hedgehog |
| arpin (-yn) | arpan | apron |
| arreyder (-yn) | arrer-der | guard |
| arroo | arroo | corn |
| as | and | |
| asney (-yn) | azna | chop |
| assyl (-yn) | ahz'l | donkey, easel |
| assyl schimmeigagh (-yn) | ahz'l shim-aigakh | zebra |
| attey (-yn) | atter | crown |
| aunlyn (-yn) | ow-nlun | sauce |
| awin (-yn) F | ow-in | river |
| aynshen | there | |
| aynshoh | here | |
| ayr (-yn) | air | father |
| baagh-thie (beiyn-thie) | baekh tie | pet |
| baaieagh (-yn) | bae-yagh | cow house |
| baatey (-yn) | bae-ther | boat |
| baatey-ammyr (baatyn-ammyr) | bae-ther ammer | barge |
| baatey-eeastee (baatyn-eeastee) | bae-ther yeestee | fishing boat |
| baatey-pooar (baatyn-pooar) | bae-ther poorr | motor boat |
| baatey-ymmyrt (baatyn-ymmyrt) | bae-ther ummert | rowing boat |
| babban (-yn) | babban | doll |
| babban-tead (-yn) | babban ted | string puppet |
| bad(-yn) | bad | bat |
| bainney | bahn-yer | milk |
| balley (-yn) | bahl-yer | town |
| bane | baen | white |
| barrey-queeylagh (-yn) | barra queel-akh | wheelbarrow |
| barroose (-yn) | ba-rooss | bus |
| bassag F | bazzag | tennis |
| bassag-boayrd | bazzag bord | table tennis |
| bastag (-yn) F | bastag | basket |
| bastag-wheeylagh (-yn queeylagh) F | bastag hweelakh | shopping trolley |
| bayrn (-yn) | barn | cap |
| beaghey | feed | |
| bear-gaih (-yn) | bear gaee | teddy bear |
| beeal (beill) | beel | mouth |
| beg | beg | little |
| beggan | beggan | few |
| ben (mraane) F | bed'n | woman |
| ben-chiaullee (mraane kiaullee) | bed'n kh-yorlee | singer (female) |
| ben-daunsin (mraane-daunsin) F | bed'n dawnss'n | dancer (female) |
| ben-phoosee (mraane-poosee) F | bed'n foo-zee | bride |
| ben-phoost (mraane-poost) F | bed'nfoost | wife |
| ben-phrince (mraane prince) F | bed'n frinss | princess |
| ben-rein (mraane-rein) F | bed'n rain | queen |
| ben-stiurt (mraane-stiurt) F | bed'n stewart | air hostess |
| ben-ynsee (mraane-ynsee)F | bed'n insee | teacher (female) |
| berchagh | rich | |
| berreen (-yn) F | berreen | cake |
| berrish-feeyney (-yn) F | berrish feener | grape |
| bhow as side (-yn) | bowazside | bow and arrow |
| billey (-yn) | bill-yer | tree |
| binjean-villish F | biniain villish | yoghurt |
| bink (-yn) F | bink | (park) bench |
| bink-obbree (-yn) F | bink obbree | workbench |
| bio | alive | |
| bio | bl-yoh | alive |
| birling (-yn) F | bur-ling | yacht |
| blaa (-yn) | blae | flower |
| blein | year | |
| blennican | blennican | spinach |
| bloose (-yn) | bloose | blouse |
| bluckan (-yn) | bluggan | ball |
| bluckan-bastag | bluggan bastag | basket ball |
| bluckan-coshey (-yn) | bluggan cor-zher | football |
| boandey (-yn) | born-der | tie |
| boandyr (-yn) | born-derr | nurse |
| boayrd (buird) | bord | table |
| boayrd-doo (buird-ghoo) | bord doo | blackboard |
| boayrd-laue (buird-laue) | bord-laeoo | tray |
| boayrd-smoodal (buirdsmoodal) | bord-smoothal | ironing board |
| bochilley (-yn) | baw-khill-yer | shepherd |
| bodjal (-yn) | bor-zhul | cloud |
| bog | bug | soft |
| boght | poor | |
| bolg (builg) | bulg | stomach |
| bolt (-yn) | bolt | bolt |
| bonnag (-yn) F | bonnag | scone |
| booa (-yn) F | boo-er | cow |
| booiagh | glad | |
| booie(-yn) | boo-ee | buoy |
| boteil (-yn) F | bod-yail | bottle |
| boyn (-yn) | bud'n | heel |
| braag (-yn) F | braeg | shoe |
| braagyn-jeen | braeg'n jeed'n | wellingtons |
| braagyn-queeylagh | braeg'n queel-agh | roller skates |
| braagyn-roie | braeg'n raee | running shoes |
| braar (-yn) | brair | brother |
| braew | braeoo | fine |
| braghtan (-yn) | brakh-tan | sandwich |
| brasnag (-yn) F | brassnag | firewood |
| brat-laare (-yn) | brat lair | carpet |
| brattagh (-yn) | bradhakh | flag |
| breechyn-gorrym | breech'n gorrum | jeans |
| breeck (-yn) F | breek | brick |
| brelleein (-yn) F | bril-yeen | sheet |
| breshag (-yn) F | brezhag | rug, mat |
| brishey | brizher | break |
| brishey-trostey | brizher traw-ster | breakfast |
| brishtag (-yn) F | brish-chag | biscuit |
| briw (-yn) | brew | judge |
| brock (-yn) | brock | badger |
| broit (-yn) | brot | soup |
| brouish (-yn) F | brow-sh | stew |
| buffalo (-yn) | buffalo | buffalo |
| buggane-doo (-yn) | bug-aen doo | scarecrow |
| builg-arroo (pl) | bwilg arroo | pop-corn |
| buitch (-yn) F | butch | witch |
| buitchoor (-yn) | butch-oorr | butcher |
| bunnys | almost | |
| bussal (-yn) | buzzle | handkerchief |
| bwaagh | pretty | |
| bwaane (-yn) | bwaen | shed, hut |
| bwaane-lhiggey (-yn) | bwaen ligger | rifle range |
| bwee | bwee | yellow |
| bwilleen (-yn) F | bwil yeen | loaf |
| c'raad | where | |
| c'red | what | |
| caashey | cae-zher | cheese |
| caayl (-yn) F | cael | cabbage |
| caaylag (-yn) F | caelag | sprout |
| caayr-hraie (caayryn traie) F | care khraee | deckchair |
| caayr-phuttee (caayryn-puttee) F | care fut-thee | pushchair |
| caayr-wheeylagh (caayryn-queeylagh) F | care hweel-agh | wheelchair |
| cabbane (-yn) | cav-vaen | tent |
| cabbyl (cabbil) | cah-vul | horse |
| cabbyl-awin (cabbil-awin) | cah-vul owin | hippopotamus |
| cabbyl-leaystee (cabbil-l) | cah-vul laistee | rocking horse |
| cadley | cahd-ler | sleep |
| caffee | caffee | coffee |
| caggey | cagh-er | fight |
| cainle (-yn) F | kine-l | candle |
| cairt (-yn) F | cart | cart |
| calmane (-yn) F | col-maen | pigeon |
| camel (-yn) | camel | camel |
| cammag (-yn) F | cammag | crutch |
| canastyr (-yn) | canister | tin |
| carbyd-clienney (-yn) | carbide clenn-yer | pram |
| carbyd-Iheihys (-yn) | carbid l-yayus | ambulance |
| carbyd-mooghee (-yn) | carbid mookhee | fire-engine |
| carbyd-tayrn (-yn) | carbid tarn | tow truck |
| carraneyn (pl) | carraen'n | sandals |
| carraneyn-thie | carraenen thie | slippers |
| carrey | friend | |
| carr-ladee (-yn) | carlaedee | lorry |
| carrod (-yn) | carrerd | carrot |
| carr-pollys (-yn) | car pol-iss | police car |
| carr-ratch (-yn) | car ratch | racing car |
| carryn-donkal (pl) | car-un-donkle | bumper cars |
| cashtal (-yn) | cash-chul | castle |
| cashtal-geinnee (-yn) | cash-chul g-en-yee | sandcastle |
| caslys (-yn) | casslus | picture |
| cass (-yn) F | cass | foot |
| cassan (-yn) | cazz'n | path |
| cassan-breck | cazz'n breck | zebra crossing |
| cayrn (-yn) | cam | horn, trumpet |
| chaglym | chaglum | gather, collect |
| cheddin | same | |
| cheet | come | |
| cheh | chay | hot |
| chelivane (-yn) | chell-vaen | telephone |
| chelleeragh | immediately | |
| chellveeish (-yn) F | chell-veesh | television |
| chengey (-yn) F | chin-yer | tongue |
| chentag (-yn) F | chendag | firework |
| cheu-chooylloo | chaeoo khool-oo | behind |
| cheu-mooie | chaeoo-moo-ee | outside |
| cheu-sthie | chaeoo stie | inside |
| cheu-veealloo | chaeoo veeloo | in front, before |
| chiasseyder (-yn) | chazzer-der | radiator |
| chibbyr (-yn) F | chivver | well |
| ching | ill | |
| ching | sick | |
| chionneyder-aer (-yn) | chonner-de raer | air pump |
| chirrym | chirrum | dry |
| choud's | while | |
| chymlee (-yn) F | chimlee | chimney |
| claare (-yn) | clair | record |
| clag (cluig) | clag | bell, clock |
| clagh (-yn) F | clakh | stone |
| clashtyn | hear | |
| cleayshyn (pl.) F | clur-zhun | ears |
| cleeau (-yn) | cl'yoo | chest |
| cleigh (cleiee) | claee | hedge |
| cleiyder (-yn) | claee-der | digger |
| clesp (-yn) F | clesp | buckle |
| cliwe (-yn) | cleyoo | sword |
| cliwederaght | cleyoo-der-akht | fencing |
| cloan F | clawn | children |
| cloieder (-yn) | claee-der | actor |
| cloieder-claare (-yn) | claee-der clair | record player |
| clooid (-yn) | c!oo-id | duster |
| clooiesag (-yn) F | cloo-ee-zag | pillow |
| coageyder (-yn) | corga-der | cooker |
| coagyrey (-yn) | corga-rer | cook |
| coar (-yn) F | caw-rr | crane |
| cochaslys-soilshey (-yn) | co-khassless sail-zher | photograph |
| cocoa | cocoa | cocoa |
| coirrey (-yn) | curra | kettle |
| collag (-yn) F | collag | cauliflower |
| condaigyssyn | condaigus'n | opposites |
| conning (-yn) F | cun'yun | rabbit |
| cooat (-yn) | cooat | coat |
| cooat-shamyr (-yn) | cooat shaemer | dressing gown |
| cooney | help | |
| coontey (-yn) | coon-der | sum |
| cooylley (-yn) F | cooler | door |
| cooylley-ushtey, F | cooler ush-cher | lock |
| corlheimeraght | cor-l-yimmer-akh | skip |
| corneil | corner | |
| corp-billey (kirp-villey) | corp blll-yer | tree trunk |
| corran (-yn) | corran | crescent |
| corran-bwee (-yn) | corran-bwee | banana |
| coshee-queeyl (pl.id.) | cor-zhee queel | trick cyclist |
| coshee-tead (pl.id.) | cor-zhee ted | tightrope walker |
| cosney | corz-ner | gain, win |
| costrayl (-yn) F | costrail | jar |
| cowrey (-yn) | cow-rer | badge |
| craitnag (-yn) | crat-n'yag | bat |
| crammag (-yn) F | crammag | snail |
| crankal | knock | |
| craue (-yn) F | cr-ow | bone |
| cray F | cray | clay |
| cre'n-fa | why | |
| creagh (-yn) F | creeakh | haystack |
| creck | sell | |
| creg (-yn) F | creg | rock |
| creoie | craee | hard |
| cressad (-yn) | crezzerd | lamp |
| criggad | criggerd | cricket |
| cro (-yn) | cro | nut |
| croggeeyl (-yn) | crog-eel | crocodile |
| cronk (cruink) | cronk | hill |
| cronnag (-yn) F | cronnag | desk |
| cront-bleihghyn (-yn) | cront blaeeg'n | jig-saw |
| crooag-heeidey (crooagynsheeidey) F | crooag hee-zher | silkworm |
| crossag-varrey (crossagynmarrey) F | crozzag vah-rer | starfish |
| crou (-yn) F | craoo | tyre |
| cruick (-yn) F | croo-ik | bucket |
| cruinnag (-yn) F | croon-yag | (light) bulb |
| cruinneen (-yn) | croon-yeen | bead |
| cruinney (-yn) F | croon-yer | globe |
| cryss (-yn) | criss | belt |
| cryttal | crittle | knit |
| cubbyrt (-yn) | cubbert | cupboard |
| cucower (-yn) | cuc-cower | cucumber |
| cughlin (-yn) | cukh-lin | cone |
| cuin | when | |
| cullee-faarkee (-yn) | cullee furkee | bathing suit |
| cullyran (-yn) | culleran | pumpkin |
| cummaghyn (cummey sg.) | cummer-khun | shapes |
| cummal | hold | |
| cummal-rea (-yn) | cummal ray | flat |
| cummey | pattern | |
| cur | give | |
| cur | put | |
| curlead-chlooie (curleadyn-clooie) F | curlaid khlooee | eiderdown |
| curneen-ooill (-yn) | curn-yeen oo-il | oil can |
| curtan (-yn) | curtan | curtain |
| daah (-yn) | dah | colour, paint |
| dagh | each | |
| daunsin | dawnss'n | dance |
| deal (-yn) | dail | plank |
| dean (-yn) | dain | target |
| dhiane (-yn) | dye-aen | earthworm |
| dhone | dawn | brown |
| dhornane (-yn) | dor-naen | (door) handle |
| dhull (-yn) | dull | plug |
| dinosaur (-yn) | dinosaur | dinosaur |
| doagh-hroailt (doaghyntroailt) F | dorkh khrawlt | tanker |
| doalan-slat (-yn) | dorlan slat | (venetian) blind |
| doarney | dorner | boxing |
| doillee | dull-yee | difficult |
| dollan (-yn) | dollan | drum |
| doo | doo | black |
| dooinney (deiney) | dun-yer | man |
| dooinney-aitt (deiney-aitt) | dun-yeratch | clown |
| dooinney-poosee (deiney-p) | dun-yer poo-zee | bridegroom |
| dooinney-poost (deiney-p) | dun-yer poost | husband |
| dooinney-spoar (deiney-sp) | dun-yer spore | spaceman |
| dooint | doont | closed |
| doo-oalee (-yn) F | doo orlee | spider |
| doourchoo (doourchoyin) | doo-er khoo | beaver |
| dragan (-yn) | dragon | dragon |
| drappeyder-sleityn (-yn) | drapper-der slay-zhun | mountain climber |
| dreeym (-yn) | dreeb'm | back |
| driaght-pabyr (-yn) | dry-akht paeber | paper chains |
| drillin (-yn) (-yn) | drill-in | sparkler |
| droghad (-yn) | draw-khud | bridge |
| druiaghtagh (druiaghtee) | droo-akh-takh | wizard |
| druight (-yn) | drookht | dew |
| dubbey (-yn) | dubber | puddle |
| duillag (-yn) F | dull-yag | leaf |
| dy chooilley | every | |
| dy gerrid | soon | |
| dy jarroo | indeed | |
| dy kinjagh | always | |
| dy liooar | enough | |
| dy moghey | early | |
| dy shickyr | certainly | |
| dybollagh | completely | |
| eaddagh | edh-akh | clothes, clothing |
| eaddagh-breagey | edh-akh braiger | fancy dress |
| eairk (-yn) | urk | horn |
| eaishtagh | aish chakh | listen |
| ean (eeanlee) | yeed'n | bird, chicken |
| eas (-yn) | ass | waterfall |
| eayn (eayin) | ear-dn | lamb |
| eaynin(-yn) | ear-nin | cliff |
| eayst (-yn) F | aist | moon |
| ec y chooid sloo | at least | |
| Ec y chooid smoo | at most | |
| ecy traa t'ayn | at present | |
| edd (idd) | ed | hat, nest |
| edd-greiney (idd-ghreiney) | ed grain-yer | sunhat |
| eddin (-yn) F | edhin |