Southern Manx Dialect

Goidelic Celtic language of the Isle of Man

Southern Manx

Manx Gaelic
Gaelg
Native to| Isle of Man
Ethnicity| Manx
Extinct| 1974 after the death of Ned Maddrell before subsequent revival.

Language family

Indo-European

* Celtic
* Insular Celtic
* Goidelic
* Manx
* Southern Manx

Early forms

Primitive Irish

* Old Irish
* Middle Irish
* Manx

Official status

Official language in

| Isle of Man
Language codes
ISO 639-3| –

Southern Manx was a dialect of the Manx language.[1] It was used by speakers from the sheading of Rushen. It is possible that written Manx represents a 'midlands' dialect of Douglas and surrounding areas. In Southern Manx, older á and in some cases ó became [æː]. In Northern Manx the same happened, but á sometimes remained [aː] as well.

In Northern Manx, older (e)a before nn in the same syllable is diphthongised, while in Southern Manx it is lengthened but remains a monophthong. For example, kione (lit. 'head', cf. Irish: ceann) is [kʲaun] in the north but [kʲoːn] in the south.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Broderick 1984–86, 1:xxvii–xxviii, 160
2. ^ Broderick 1984–86, 1:161

## Sources[edit]

* Broderick, George (1984–1986). A Handbook of Late Spoken Manx (3 volumes). Tübingen, Germany: Niemeyer. ISBN 3-484-42903-8.

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