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EXERCISE X.
§ 84. Other examples of Munster pronunciation:—
| Conn. | Munster | |
| cam, crooked | kom | koum |
| Cill-dara, Kildare | kil-dhor′-ă | keel-dhor′-ă |
| fonn, air of song | fŭN | fouN |
| gann, scarce | goN | gouN |
| linn, a pool | lin | leen |
| tinn, sick | tin | teen, teing |
§ 85. The sounding of ó as ú, sometimes heard in Munster, is to be avoided, as Nóra (Noor′-ă), mór (moor), nó (Noo).
§ 86. Bí is the imperative mood, second person singular, of the verb, “to be;” as, Ná bí mall, do not be late.
| § 87. | dán (dhaun) a poem | ród (rōdh) a road |
| long (Lŭng) a ship | sinn (shin) we | |
| ór (ōr) gold |
§ 88. Níl tú ag Cill-dara, atá tú ag Gránárd fós. Atá mé tinn, lag. Atá an bád mór, trom, ar an linn. Atá long ar an tír. Níl long ar an tír, atá bád mór ar an tír, agus atá an bád úr ar an linn fós. Atá im úr gann. Atá sinn ag dul do’n tobar, fág solas ag an doras. Atá an crann mór, ag an linn, glas fós. Níl tú óg, atá sinn óg fós. Atá an crann cam. Crann mór, cam. Atá sinn mall. Atá fonn binn ar an dán. Atá an glas trom. Ná bí mall, ná fan ag an dún árd. Atá an dán úr. Atá an fonn úr binn. Atá an ród cam. Níl tú ar an ród fós.
§ 89. There is a green tree at Kildare. Do not leave the heavy boat on the land.
