Jessie
Don't panic! English follows the Gaelic!
Halò, ‘s e Seasaidh an t-ainm a th' orm, ‘s e Ameireaganach a th'annam, rugadh is thogadh mi ann an Sgìre Ceithir Ceàrnan, thogadh mi faisg air an Navajo Reservation. Thog mi an cànan aca nuair a bha mi gu math òg. Tha an dualchas aca cho beairteach agus chuir an gaol a th'aca air an sinnsirean mise a shireadh an sinnsearachd agam fhèin. Tha an cànan aca uabhasach cudromach dhaibh, agus a-nis tha miann mhòr agam fhèin dualchas is cànan mo shinnsirean a thuigsinn, 's e sin an dualchas Albannach.
‘S ann à Sruighlea ann an Alba agus sgìrean eile air a' Ghàidhealtachd a thàinig mo shinnsirean. Thòisich mo 4mh sinn-seanair aig an Eaglais Mormon agus ghluais e gu Utah nuair a bha e na dhuine òg. Thàinig cuid de na h-eilthirich le cairtean-làimh, ach thàinig esan air each. Tha cuid ag ràdh gun tàinig esan air sgàth ‘s gun robh Brigham Young (a bha os cionn na h-Eaglaise Mormon) càirdeach dha mhàthair, Ealasaid Young. B' e fear-chruidh ainmeil a bh' ann an Seumas. Bha teaghlach mo mhàthar Albannach cuideachd, le ainmean mar Muir agus Fife. Tha ceanglaichean san teaghlach gu Clann Rois cuideachd.
Tha mi dìreach aig toiseach tòiseachaidh a dhèanamh agus mar sin chan eil mòran Gàidhlig agam. Bha mi ag ionnsachadh aig an taigh. Tha e uabhasach spòrsail agus inntinneach, agus tha mi an dùil gum bi mi ag ionnsachadh gus am bi mi fileanta. Chan eil i gu mòran feum far a bheil mi an-dràsta agus tha mo chlann a' smaointinn gu bheil mi às mo chiall, ach tha sin ceart gu leòr. Tha mi an dùil an cànan ionnsachadh do mo phiuthar. ‘S e “Tha i brèagha an-diugh!” an abairt as fheàrr leam. Tha mi den bheachd airson cànan ionnsachadh, gum bu chòir a bhith daingeann is feumaidh tu tòrr obair a dhèanamh; mar sin, cùm a' dol led obair mìorbhaileach.
Thug mo charaidean a tha nan Ameireaganaich gaol air cànan agus comas son a bhith a' toirt spèis do mo shinnsearachd.
Hallo! My name is Jessie. I'm an American, born and raised in the Four Corners Area. I grew up near the Navajo Reservation. I picked up their language at a very young age. Their rich heritage and love for their ancestry sent me on a quest to search out my own. Their native language is very important to them, and this has always given me a thirst to know and understand the heritage and language of my ancestors. (Which by now you may have already guessed is Scottish.) My ancestry comes from Sterling Scotland, and other areas in the highlands. My 4th greatgrandfather James Low joined the mormon church and moved to Utah as a young man. Most of the settlers came by handcart, but he came by horseback. Some say he came out to Utah because Brigham Young, (The president of the church at the time.) was related to his mother, Elizabeth Young. James became a prominent cattleman, and so goes the story. There is mostly Scottish on my mother's side as well, with such names as Muir, and Fife. In geneology, my family have found relations to the Ross clan and others. I am just starting to learn the language, so I'm still not quite good at turning a phrase in Gaelic yet. I've been using a home study course. It has been fun and interesting so far, and I plan to stick it out until I'm fluent. There isn't much use for the language where I am, but I use it more or less as a hobby for now. My kids think I'm nuts but that's OK. I plan to teach it to my sister who also has an interest in learning. My favorite phrase so far is:Tha i breagha an-diugh. (Please pardon the misspelling of breagha since my keyboard doesn't have a grave accent e. A problem I also have when trying to write in Navajo.) I think learning any language takes a strong enough desire to learn, and alot of study. So keep up the good work! My Native American friends are without a doubt responsible for ingraining in me a love for the art of language, and for giving me the ability to respect my ancestery.
