Lexicon
Some differences between Mayo and Galway are seen in the lexicon:
| Mayo | Galway | Gloss |
|---|---|---|
| cluinim | cloisim | "I hear" |
| doiligh | deacair | "difficult" |
| úr | nua | "new" |
| nimhneach | tinn | "sore" |
Some words used in Connacht Irish that aren't found in other dialects include:
- cas, verbal noun casadh to mean "meet", (standard buail, bualadh)
- gasúr, meaning a young child (the form is used in Munster Irish, but to refer to a young boy).
- cisteanach, "kitchen" (Munster form cistin)
Variant spellings include:
- tíocht, verbal noun of tar, "to come" (standard teacht)
- aríst, "again" (standard arís)
- caiptín, "captain" (standard captaen)
- col ceathrar, "cousin" (standard col ceathrair)
- feilm, feilméar, "farm", "farmer" (standard feirm, feirmeoir)
Variants distinctive of, but not unique to Connacht include:
- fata,fataí, "potato", "potatoes"
- fuisce, "whiskey"
- muid, emphatic form muide for the first person plural pronoun, Ulster Irish uses this form as well, whereas Munster Irish uses the standard, sinn, sinne.
Read more about this topic: Connacht Irish
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