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being frank and honest upfront, I have never seen a comprehensive review or summary of guidelines for hyphenation in Scottish Gaelic (ScG); if one exists, I’ve yet to find it; MacLeod and Dewar, A Dictionary of the Gaelic Language in Two Parts, published 1831. Also available in a Kindle edition(seriously?). Available free online through Google Books. Some 40 years later, the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge published a title called Leabhar a Theagasc Ainminnin ("A book for the teaching of names") in 1741, compiled by Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair. [1] Ethically speaking, it’s best to buy your dictionary from a place that will support the Gaelic language in some way. These include: Ionad Chaluim Chille is a Gaelic and cultural centre in Islay which offers learning and educational opportunities in Gaelic.

Following Dwelly's dictionary, essentially no new large-scale dictionaries were published until the 21st century with the appearance of Colin B.D. Mark 's substantial Gaelic English Dictionary in 2003. [3] Translation: Dictionaries should never be used to translate an entire phrase, sentence, or text word-for-word ( especially for something as permanent and expensive as a tattoo)! Dictionaries are a guide to the lexicon (words) of a language; they do not usually contain all the grammatical information you need to use those words correctly and coherently in a sentence. Even when they do contain grammar guides, those are to refresh your memory, not to substitute for taking a language course. This can’t be stressed enough. A network of about 30 local groups of parents sending their children to Gaelic medium education. Their aim is to support the establishment and maintenance of education through the Gaelic language.Dictionary for Local Government - Scottish Gaelic and English, an online dictionary by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Respected Gaelic teacher Angus MacLeod in Nova Scotia sums up the dangers of mis-using a dictionary: The dictionary will document fully the history of the Scottish Gaelic language and culture from the earliest manuscript material onwards, [7] placing Scottish Gaelic in context with Irish and Lowland Scots, and it will show the relationship between Scottish Gaelic and Irish. [ citation needed] One of the Gaelic teachers I polled recommended Mark in preference to the Watson dictionary (see below). Nonetheless, another Gaelic teacher offered a warning:

The Scottish Historical Library by W. Nicolson, containing on p. 334–346 A Vocabulary of the Irish Dialect, spoken by the Highlanders of Scotland; collected by Mr. Kirk Gaelic Names of Beasts, Birds, Fishes, Insects, Reptiles etc. by Alexander Forbes - ( digitised version at National Library of Scotland) For me who is interested in comparative Celtic and general linguistics, I find the etymological comments at the end of the definitions, very useful and interesting. For idiomatic usage, Father Allan MacDonald’s “Gaelic Words and Expressions from South Uist and Eriskay” is a mine of information when handling difficult older material.And for “dictionary,” MacLennan gives facalair – not the correct faclair. As far as can be determined, facalair is not, and never has been, a real Gaelic word. I have never even heard it used once in over 25 years. It is not in any other Gaelic dictionary, even Dwelly. It is possible that it could be an obscure term used in a single dialect that is now obsolete, but even in that case, it would not be helpful at all to Gaelic learners! (By the way, the Irish equivalent is foclóir, and as of the writing of this blog post, the earliest attestation in eDIL is in a 16th century manuscript.) Colmcille supports the promotion of Gaelic and Irish in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and it strengthens the ties between these countries. The organisation is funded by the governments of the three areas. There are many different kinds of Gaelic dictionaries: small portable ones with everyday vocabulary, basic language learner dictionaries, desktop reference tomes, specialty dictionaries with new words, and dictionaries and lists of words unique to certain dialects. Here is how some highly respected Gaelic teachers have reviewed the dictionary (I have chosen not to include their names):

The first substantial English to Gaelic dictionary of the 21st century was the Faclair Beag ("Little Dictionary") by Michael Bauer and Will Robertson. The Faclair Beag is an online dictionary which appeared in two stages, first with a digital version of Edward Dwelly's dictionary early in 2009 and soon thereafter with a modern dictionary later that year, by now containing more than 85,000 entries. [4] Gaelic instructor Davine Sutherland reviewed the two unidirectional volumes, but her description and positive recommendation can apply equally to the combined volume:Dwelly’s dictionary has been reprinted at least a dozen times over the years, usually in facsimile edition, but most recently by Akerbeltz who have newly typseset the text in a slightly larger font which may be beneficial to those of us who wear reading glasses!