This extract from Tavaz a Ragadazow by Richard Gendall (2000) has been put into SWF L trad.
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| HMS Offa (dhort Wikipedia) |
Wòja teyr seythen ogastei, my a veu poyntys dhe jùnya an destrier Offa era lojys en Rôd Scapa, en Enys Orca. Üdn godhûher (gorthugher) en Mis Me 1943, barha routh a varners yonk erol, my geth 'mann et an tren ha vajya dres an nos, gorra troos arta en Thurso. Obma, wòja li a *gòjogednow ha yos a tettys, nei geth en flour gorhel tan revednow ha tremena dhe'n enys gen mor o maga còsel vel qwarel gweder. Nena, nei geth en yawl a wrüga gan radna nei emesk an deffrans gorholyon.
Ha obma Offa, gwelys rag an kensa treveth dhort y delher o naw troos en ûhelder; ha besy crambla 'mann war hebma en skeyl a lovan. Hebma a dalvia bos an dre vy terebo an kidnyadh.**
*Mutation of gò- to wò- is possible after a but is seldom written in the texts.
** Final unstressed -dh is normally spoken as an unvoiced th.
Words: destrier: destroyer; routh a varners: a crowd of sailors; gorhel tan revednow: a paddle steamer; yos a tettys: mashed potatoes (RG wrote loach tettez); gorholyon: ships; terebo: until.
*Mutation of gò- to wò- is possible after a but is seldom written in the texts.
** Final unstressed -dh is normally spoken as an unvoiced th.
Words: destrier: destroyer; routh a varners: a crowd of sailors; gorhel tan revednow: a paddle steamer; yos a tettys: mashed potatoes (RG wrote loach tettez); gorholyon: ships; terebo: until.
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