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16 October 2014

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Colin and Cumberland each introduce Cumberland's family.

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Who is he?Cé hé?
Who is she? Cé hí?
Cumberland's grandmotherSeanmháthair Chumberland
Cumberland's grandfatherSeanathair Chumberland
Cumberland's fatherAthair Chumberland
Cumberland's motherMáthair Chumberland
Cumberland's brotherDeartháir Chumberland
Cumberland's sisterDeirfiúr Chumberland
Cumberland's uncleUncail Chumberland
Cumberland's auntyAintín Chumberland
Cumberland's cousin (male) Col ceathrair Chumberland
Cumberland's cousin (female)Col ceathrair Chumberland
Cumberland's sonMac Chumberland
Cumberland's daughterIníon Chumberland

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My grandmotherMo sheanmháthair
My grandfatherMo sheanathair
My fatherM'athair
My motherMo mháthair
My brotherMo dheartháir
My sisterMo dheirfiúr
My uncleM'uncail
My auntyM'aintín
My cousin (male) Mo chol ceathrair (male)
My cousin (female)Mo chol ceathrair (female)


footnotes To show that Cumberland is the owner, a "h" is dunked after the first letter of his name e.g. "athair Chumberland" = Cumberland's father / "siopa Chumberland" = Cumberland's shop

Your brother = "do dheartháir" (singular)
His brother = "a dheartháir"
Her brother = "a deartháir"
Our brother = "ár ndeartháir"
Your brother = "bhur ndeartháir" (plural)
Their brother = "a ndeartháir"

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