Ag Adhartachadh Cànan agus Dualchas nan Gàidheal

Fiosrachadh agus Ceanglaichean Gàidhlig

The Gaelic language and its history

This information is forthcoming; please check back!

Gaelic learning and reference materials

• Gaelic spelling rules: vowels before and after broad and slender consonants in traditional orthography (PDF version, 14 KB)
• Noun and adjective declension (PDF version, 19 KB)
• The Definite Article (PDF version, 10 KB)
• Guide to verbal particles (PDF version, 11 KB)
• Gaelic grammar terms (PDF version, 8 KB)

More material is forthcoming; please check back!

Gaelic Links

• Sabhal Mòr Ostaig — The Gaelic college on the Isle of Skye. The single best resource for Gaelic on the web.
• BBC Alba — Live and on demand Gaelic radio from Scotland.
• Save Gaelic.org — One of the best forums on the web for learning and practicing Gaelic; moderated by members of ACGA and native speaker Dr. Margaret MacKinnon from the Isle of Skye.
• Gaelic Books Council — The Gaelic bookshop in Glasgow, the best source for Gaelic books; they stock every Gaelic book in print, you can order online with a credit card, and they ship anywhere in the world. Join the book club and get a 15% discount!
• Taic — A site for learners of Gaelic featuring lessons, sound files, and vocabularies.
• Akerbeltz — Gaelic site with all sorts of resources ranging from a searchable, two-way, online dictionary to sound files and pronunciation help, to academic articles in and on Gaelic.
• The 1981 Gaelic Orthographic Conventions — the complete text and word list, plus essays, etc. from both sides of the controversy.
• GAIDHLIG-A — A mailing list for discussions in Gaelic.
• GAIDHLIG-B — A mailing list for learners of Gaelic to ask questions, practice, etc.
• Blog Gobnait — A lovely Gaelic weblog from California.
• Livejournal: Mothertongue — The Livejournal community devoted to the Gaelic languages.

Tuilleadh ri teachd — More to come!