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::PS: " ...dè tha dol an seo...?" (what's going on here?) [[Cleachdaiche:Jhendin|Jhendin]] ([[Deasbaireachd a' chleachdaiche:Jhendin|talk]]) 14:52, 24 dhen Lùnastal 2013 (UTC)
:::It simply has a longer history and was designed by native speakers for a very complex sound system. It was the first vernacular in the post-Latin period that was ever written down, even before Old French. It was designed by Irish monks who had to cater for as many as 4 different "versions" (for example 4 l sounds, 4 n sounds and 4 r sounds) of the same sound and the system they designed was so beautifully efficient that they have only had to tinker around the edges ever since. Combine all these facts and you get Gaelic spelling. It is a stunning piece of linguistic design with almost *no* redundancy. :) [[Cleachdaiche:Akerbeltz|Akerbeltz]] ([[Deasbaireachd a' chleachdaiche:Akerbeltz|talk]]) 00:16, 25 dhen Lùnastal 2013 (UTC)
::Sorry for answering late, I have been on holiday:-) Thanks to Thrissel and Akerbeltz you already got the answer about the origin of the spelling, and I can only agree with them, once you' ve figured out the rules it isn't worse than other languages. For me, a learner of both English and Gàidhlig I prefer Gàidhlig because it is almost absolutely regular. In case of further interest I would recommend [http://www.akerbeltz.org/index.php?title=Pr%C3%AComh_dhuilleag Goireasan Gàidhlig - Gaelic Resources on the web].
:: " ...dè tha dol an seo...?" (what's going on here?): I put that on my page, after starting to write out here, and for a couple of month there was absolutly nothing going on here, no other contributors and I was wondering if this project would ever be alive. So I'm quite happy now to see people like you adding to Uicipeid na Gàidhlig and help to build up some information in this fascinating language. So if you have further questions don't hesitate, just ask. Le deagh dhùrachdan --[[Cleachdaiche:Sionnach|Sionnach]] ([[Deasbaireachd a' chleachdaiche:Sionnach|talk]]) 20:12, 2 dhen t-Sultain 2013 (UTC)
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