The modern Gaelic alphabet has 18 letters - Gaelic simply needs a smaller alphabet to make its sounds.
Like its sucessful campanion volume Scots Gaelic an introduction to the basics, A Gaelic Alphabet will be of great help to learners and speakers of the language..
The vowels are then done in alphabetical order as are groups of vowels.
Combinations of consonants, eg chd, are dealt with or referred to under the first letter.
Each letter is discussed separately.
Placenames and surnames are used to illustrate particular pronunciations, in the expectation that most people will be familiar with them.
Using his knowledge of the conventions of the language and not a little humour, George Mclennan offers a straightforward guide to the Gaelic alphabet.
To pronounce Gaelic words correctly you need to know what the sounds of the letters are, particularly the sounds of combinations of letters.
The modern Gaelic alphabet has 18 letters - Gaelic simply needs a smaller alphabet to make its sounds
