Chaidh deasbad aig Riaghaltas na h-Alba a chumail an-dè mun Ghàidhlig agus mun Scots san àm ri teachd.
Mur a robh thu ann an-dè, faodaidh tu an deasbad air fad a leughadh ann an Aithisg Oifigeil na Pàrlamaid.
Seo an gluasad a chaidh aontachadh aig deireadh an deasbaid.
Faodar coimhead air bhidio na Pàrlamaid air sianail YouTube na Pàrlamaid cuideachd.
Thèid deasbad Riaghaltais a chumail sa Phàrlamaid an-diugh (Dimàirt 15 Samhain) mu Ghàidhlig agus Scots san àm ri teachd.
‘S e seo an gluasad:
Chithear an gluasad agus na h-atharrachaidhean a chaidh a mholadh air làrach-lìn na Pàrlamaid.
Tòisichidh an deasbad san t-Seòmar aig 2:25f. Faodar coimhead beò (agus às dèidh làimh) air Scottish Parliament TV.
Bidh dà shruth ann: anns na cànanan tùsail no le eadar-theangachadh Beurla air a’ Ghàidhlig.
Bidh cuid de na buill a’ bruidhinn sa Ghàidhlig agus anns an Scots.
Postaidh sinn buil nam bhòtaichean agus ceangal ris an Aithisg Oifigeil den deasbad a-màireach.
Alasdair MacCaluim
Oifigear Leasachaidh Gàidhlig
alasdair.maccaluim@parliament.scot
Each week we record our Gaelic Word of the Week podcast and post the text here with added facts, figures and photos for Gaelic learners who want to learn a little about the language and about the Scottish Parliament – Pàrlamaid na h-Alba.
This week our word is – Mun cuairt mun cuairt!
If you are a Gaelic speaker, one of the first things people ask is often “what does mun cuairt, mun cuairt mean?”
This expression even made its way into the Scottish Parliament – Pàrlamaid na h-Alba recently!
In a Members’ Business Debate led by Murdo Fraser MSP on the Royal National Mòd – Am Mòd Nàiseanta Rìoghail – Scotland’s largest Gaelic event, Clare Baker MSP mentioned that she had learnt the expression from TV.
Clare Baker MSP, speaking in the debate on the Royal National Mòd
So where does this mysterious expression come from and why do so many people know it?
As Clare Baker pointed out, it comes from the introduction to the Gaelic children’s television programme Dòtaman which starts with the words “Mun cuairt mun cuairt a dhòtamain bhig, mun cuairt mun cuairt, saoil de thig?”. This means “around and around wee spinning top, around and around, I wonder what will come?”.
“Dòtaman” means “spinning top” and “mun cuairt” means “around”.
Dòtaman ran from 1985 to 2000 and was a staple show for young Gaelic speakers. But because it aired on BBC 2, it was also seen by many non-Gaelic speakers and became a cult TV favourite..
The show’s presenter Donnie MacLeòd – Donnie Dòtaman – is famous for singing songs and for wearing amazing hats relating to subjects he was singing about – ranging from a koala bear to castles and a seagull and much more.
We wonder if Dòtaman was still running if Donnie Dotaman would consider making a hat of the Scottish Parliament building?
The word cuairt is useful to know on its own. It means a cycle, circuit or rotation. It can also be translated as a wee walk or trip.
If you want to read all that was said in the debate about the National Mòd in Perth, read the Official Report.
Left: Murdo Fraser MSP, who introduced the motion; right: Emma Roddick MSP who delivered her first ever speech in Gaelic at the debate.
This week’s Gaelic Word of the Week has been written and read by Alasdair MacCaluim, Gaelic Development Officer who has spent many happy hours watching Gaelic children’s programmes, Murdaidh being his all time favourite!
Murdaidh is a chàirdean!
Alasdair MacCaluim
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