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Standard Cualand Irish is an archaizing form of Cork Irish: | Standard Cualand Irish is an archaizing form of Cork Irish: | ||
* it retains the Classical Irish distinction between ''molaidh sé'' /mˠɔlˠətʲ ʃeː/ 'he praises', ''ní mholann sé'' 'he does not praise', ''a mholas sé'' (neg. ''nach-N molas sé'') 'whom he praises (direct relative)', ''a-N molann sé'' (neg. ''nach-N molann sé'') 'he praises (indirect relative)'. | * it retains the Classical Irish distinction between ''molaidh sé'' /mˠɔlˠətʲ ʃeː/ 'he praises', ''ní mholann sé'' 'he does not praise', ''a mholas sé'' (neg. ''nach-N molas sé'') 'whom he praises (direct relative)', ''a-N molann sé'' (neg. ''nach-N molann sé'') 'he praises (indirect relative)'. | ||
* some Hebrew syntactic influence in the literary register. | * some Hebrew syntactic influence in the literary register. | ||
It has very little influence from English or from Trician languages; however it's innovative in its own particular ways. The Irish of pre-Mac Léivigh literature like Ádhamh na Binne Fiona is quite archaic by our standards, almost identical to Classical Irish with some syntactic Hebraisms. | It has very little influence from English or from Trician languages; however it's innovative in its own particular ways. The Irish of pre-Mac Léivigh literature like Ádhamh na Binne Fiona is quite archaic by our standards, almost identical to Classical Irish with some syntactic Hebraisms. | ||
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==== Vocabulary ==== | ==== Vocabulary ==== | ||
A slight majority of Cualand's Irish speakers are not Catholics; they tend to be Remonitionist, irreligious or Jewish. Thus many overtly Catholic expressions are not used (e.g. ''urnaí'' is preferred over ''paidir''), or have lost their Catholic connotations (for example, minced oaths). | A slight majority of Cualand's Irish speakers are not Catholics; they tend to be Remonitionist, irreligious or Jewish. Thus many overtly Catholic expressions are not used (e.g. ''urnaí'' is preferred over ''paidir''), or have lost their Catholic connotations (for example, minced oaths). | ||
==== Phonology ==== | ==== Phonology ==== | ||