Fòram na Gàidhlig

'I don’t want to see Gaelic die out, but nor do I want to see it kept alive on the artificial respirator of public subsidy.'

'Despite that, Gaelic really is the language of politics. There is a Gaelicker-than-thou one-upmanship among politicians, particularly within the SNP. A warped form of political correctness shrouds the language, making it impossible for otherwise rational parliamentarians to question the logic of pumping increasing amounts of money into what are often very mediocre projects.'

Tuilleadh an seo le Gillian Bowditch sa Funday Times

Chan eil mi ag aontaicheadh le seo idir:

During one of Gaeldom’s periodic revivals, we acquired a teach-yourself-Gaelic book. My sister, the resident polyglot, had a bash at it.

The Gaelic, however, never got off the ground. It may have been the language to which she was culturally closest after English, but it was trickier to crack than the Enigma code.

Even for a lover of esoteric tongues, it was a lexicon too far.

Dh'ionnsaich mi a' Ghàidhlig gu ìre ok ann am bliadhna air m'aonar.

Ach, tha mi ag aontaicheadh leis a'phàirt seo:

The future for Gaelic does not lie in Brussels bureaucrats tr*nsl*t*ng obscure bits of EU law into Gaelic but in the poetry, music and writing for which the language is rightly renowned. I’d rather they spent the money on the Mod, which takes place this week in Oban and which at least has some cultural legitimacy, than on tr*nsl*t*ng turgid EU documents that few will ever read.

Fad sa chì mise, tha feum anns gach uile iomairt ri thaobh na Gàidhlig. Faodamaid deasbad air mu cò an iomairt as buachmhoire cuthromaiche dhan a' Gàidhlig. Ach an fhìrinn a th'ann, 's e chan eil aon iomairt a shàbhaileas a'Gàidhlig na aonar. Tha laigse aig gach iomairt. Ach còmhla, coilionaidh neart an darna iomairt laigse an iomairt eile.

Saoilidh mise gu bheil còirichean ùra ri thaobh na Gàidhlig 's an EU cudthromach gu leòr leis gu bheil iad toirt urram 's spèis dhan a'Ghàidhlig, dìreach mar a bhios na soighnichean Gàidhlig. Agus bheir na rudan sin, misneachd a bharrachd dhaibhsan aig a bheil a'Ghàidhlig a cleachdadh.

Cha robh sin ràdh gu bheil an AE a' dol a chur G air gach sgrìobhainn. 'S ciall dhan chùmnant sin gun urra dhuinn sgrìobhadh thuca ann an G agus freagairt fhaighinn ann an G. Chan e gluasad gun fheum a th' ann on a tha e ag àrdachadh ìomhaigh a' chànain (có an neach a thuirt gu bheil droch phublicity na b' fhearr na bhith as aonais?) ach, ge-tà, ged a tha ùidh mhór agam ann am poileataigeachd, cha do sgrìobh mise dhan AE gu ruige seo.

Bhiodh e beagan na b' fheumail dhomhsa nam b' urra dhomh sgrìobhadh gu Comhairle Ghlaschu 's freagairt fhaighinn sa G...

Agus am Mòd, aidh, am Mòd... uel, tha na buinneagan agam deiseil...

Cultural legitimacy? The Mod? Are they having a laugh?

Anyway, I'm off to join ESANP -- English Speakers Against Nuclear Power. I'd far rather we spent our money on coal -- it has far more cultural legitimacy: English was the language of the industrial revolution, eh wot old boy?

Chan eil mi ag iarraidh Beurla fhaicinn aig a bàsachadh, ach chan iarr mi a faicinn aig a cumail beò air inneal-analachaidh tabhartais choitcheinn...

Uaireanan, 's dòcha, tha e airidh air do dhìcheall suidheachadh a shuaipeadh am fear leis an fhear eile. Gu tric chì thu ge be smachdail a tha na "chan-eil-mi-an-aghaidh-ean"

Cia meud a tha dhe luchd-teagasg Beurla an Alba? Cia meud a chosgar air na meadhanan Beurla gach bliadhna an seo? Cò tha a' faighinn an tabhartais dà rìribh?