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table below. And so on with the other groups.

Mac, Bac, Sac, Fan, Lag
Fál, Cá, Ná, Gá,
Gé, Bé, Sé, Cém Lém
Bí, Sí, Tír Mín Sín Lín
Cró, Bó, Dó, Mó, Bróg, Brón
Cúl, Cú, Brú, Ciú, Gúna úr
Siuc Fliuch Siupa Piuc Triuch

These are words which anybody who has studied the table will have no difficulty in pronouncing. The meaning of all the words is given in the following vocabulary:—

Mac, a son. Cúl, the back of the
Fál, a hedge head.
Gé, a goose. Bé, a lady (poetical),
Bí, be thou. Fán, wandering.
Fí, weaving, ander Mó, more.
Sí she. Mín, fine.
Cró, a pen or fold. Siuc, frost.
Dá, Two, hope. Tá, is, are.
Rúm, a room. Ná, don’t.
Bac, heed (ná bac les= Lín, flax
don’t mind him) Bó, a cow
Sac, a sack Bróg, a boot
Fan, stay Brón, sorrow
Lag, weak Cú, a greyhound
Cá, where Brú, bruising, crushing
Gá, necessity Clú, fame
Sé, he Gúna, a gown
Mé, I úr, fresh
Cém, a step Fliuch, wet
Lém, a leap Siupa, a shop
Tír, country Piuc, a bit
Mín, fine, smooth Triuch, whooping
Sín, stretch cough