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PostPosted: Tue 13 Sep 2011 3:48 pm 
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I am getting a tattoo and really want to make sure I have the correct translation for
Half of a whole. Forever one soul. I would love it in Gaelic or Celtic. I would also love to have other ppl confirm yhe translation as well.
Thanks so much


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PostPosted: Tue 13 Sep 2011 5:50 pm 
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Irishkate wrote:
I am getting a tattoo and really want to make sure I have the correct translation for
Half of a whole. Forever one soul. I would love it in Gaelic or Celtic. I would also love to have other ppl confirm yhe translation as well.
Thanks so much



"Leath an iomláin. Anam amháin go deo."

Wait for correction.

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PostPosted: Tue 13 Sep 2011 6:01 pm 
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Thanks so much for ur help. Is this a Celtic translation

I also have this translation and was wondering what the difference or if it is even right

"leach de ina n-iomláine. Deo amháin anam."


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PostPosted: Tue 13 Sep 2011 6:09 pm 
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Well, it looks very wrong to me, but I'm not at the standard to definitively rule it out. Wait on the experts! :yes:

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PostPosted: Tue 13 Sep 2011 6:18 pm 
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Is this Celtic? Also this may be hard to do online but how do you pronounce your translation. I have heard the language spoken and it is beautiful

What is the would the scottish Gaelic translation


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PostPosted: Tue 13 Sep 2011 6:27 pm 
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Also I have done research and found my family seal from Scotland which is the one with the elk with red and white. Can anyone tell me what the primary language ( ie scottish gealic) would b for that region. That may not b enough to go on but it's worth a


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PostPosted: Tue 13 Sep 2011 6:31 pm 
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Irishkate wrote:
Is this Celtic? Also this may be hard to do online but how do you pronounce your translation. I have heard the language spoken and it is beautiful

What is the would the scottish Gaelic translation



Irish is a Celtic Language, so yes. Secondly, I don't speak Gáidhlig, but there are a few here who do.

As for pronunciation ... this is a crude effort but, "Lah awn um-lawn. Ahn-am ah-wawn go joe"

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The second version you came up with, "leach de ina n-iomláine. Deo amháin anam." is gibberish, so don't use that. What you were given for the Irish above works well. The Scottish Gaelic would be fairly close (there are often spelling differences between the two languages, even when the words are close):

Leth an iomlain. Anam a-mhàin gu bràth.
Pronunciation (roughly): Leh* unn UMM-lun** ANN-um uh-WAN* guh brah.
* Pronounce the "h"
** It's difficult to indicate the pronunciation of the "n" here. Just say "n" and you'll be understood.

Irish Gaelic (usually just called "Irish") and Scottish Gaelic (usually just called "Gaelic") are sister languages, which have been growing separately now for centuries, so there are differences in vocabulary, spelling, pronunciation, and grammar. Both are in the Celtic family of languages, as are Manx, Welsh, Cornish and Breton (there is no single language called "Celtic").

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Irishkate wrote:
Also I have done research and found my family seal from Scotland which is the one with the elk with red and white. Can anyone tell me what the primary language ( ie scottish gealic) would b for that region. That may not b enough to go on but it's worth a


If you tell me what part of Scotland you are referring to, I can probably tell you how to say its name in Gaelic. As for primary languages, although most Highlanders (and some Lowlanders) spoke only Gaelic 150 years ago, only small parts of Scotland are still Gaelic speaking in terms of an everyday language, primarily the Outer Hebrides (islands) and parts of the Inner Hebrides (especially on the isle of Skye), plus a few areas along the West Coast, such as around Oban.

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PostPosted: Wed 14 Sep 2011 12:33 am 
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Thank you all for your posts. I am so interested in this language and look forward to learnin more. As for finding out the region of Scotland I will have to get back to you with that info.


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