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Besides the fact that the actual lexicon itself is mostly derived (in an irregular fashion) from the Scottish Gaelic lexicon, Cân Gert shows many | Besides the fact that the actual lexicon itself is mostly derived (in an irregular fashion) from the Scottish Gaelic lexicon, Cân Gert shows many other Scottish influences. | ||
In vocabulary terms, the choice of what is assigned a root word against what is described by a compound is often based on how fundamental it would be considered in Scotland. For example, wheat, barley and oats all have their own roots (''crin'', ''iorn'' and ''corc'' respectively), but other cereal grains like corn, rice, rye and spelt use compounds (''buîgran'', ''bângran'', ''fadiorn'', ''sencrin'' – yellow grain, white grain, long barley, old wheat). | In vocabulary terms, the choice of what is assigned a root word against what is described by a compound is often based on how fundamental it would be considered in Scotland. For example, wheat, barley and oats all have their own roots (''crin'', ''iorn'' and ''corc'' respectively), but other cereal grains like corn, rice, rye and spelt use compounds (''buîgran'', ''bângran'', ''fadiorn'', ''sencrin'' – yellow grain, white grain, long barley, old wheat). | ||