lugha
Irish
Adjective
lugha
- obsolete spelling of lú
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɯ.ɯ/, /ˈl̪ˠɯ.ə/, [ˈl̪ˠɯ̞.ɯ̞], [ˈl̪ˠɯ̞.ə][1]
- (Uist, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɯ.ə/[2][3]
- (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈl̪ˠɯˑ.ʌ][4]
- (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠɤɣə/, /ˈl̪ˠɯɣə/[5]
Adjective
lugha
- comparative degree of beag
Derived terms
- aig a' char as lugha
- is lugha air
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
- ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99[1], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file) - Hyphenation: lu‧gha
Noun
lugha class IX (plural lugha class X)
Derived terms
- lugha ya alama (“sign language”)
- lugha ya ishara (“sign language”)
- lugha ya mama (“mother tongue”)
See also
- ki- (noun class prefix for languages)
References
- ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 271 Nr. 2547