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Manx
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly from Old Irish ellach or Old Irish fíanlach.
Pronunciation
Noun
feallagh m (genitive singular feallagh, plural feallee or fealleeyn)
- folk, people
Hug ee fys gys paart dy feallagh aegey, as ren ad ooilley soiaghey jeh.- She sent word to some of the young people, and they were all satisfied.
- ones
Cur dou ghaa ny tree feallagh lhieng- Give me a few halfpenny ones
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Christopher Lewin (forthcoming) Sheean as Screeu, St John's: Culture Vannin, page 75