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[From Manx Soc vol 2, Kelly's Manx Grammar]
Interjections are so called because they are thrown in between the parts of a sentence without making any alteration in it, and serve to express the sudden motions and transports of the soul. There are several sorts of interjections, such as--
1.--OF JOY.
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Ah! |
oh! |
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Oh! cre'n sport! |
oh! the sport! |
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Ouwatta! |
ho! brave! |
2.--OF GRIEF AND PAIN.
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Ogh, or ugh! |
oh! |
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Ogh-cha-nee! |
woe's me! |
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Bastagh! |
pity! |
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Smerg! |
woe! |
3.--TO ENCOURAGE.
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Erlongs! |
forward! |
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Er-dty-hoshiaght! |
come on ! |
4.--TO WARN.
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Ass dt'aash! |
softly! |
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Bee er dty hwoaie! |
have a care! |
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S'lioar! |
hold! |
5.--TO CALL.
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Yuddee ya! |
you woman! |
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Buy la! |
you Sir! |
6.--OF ADMIRATION.
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Cur-my-ner! |
behold! |
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Jeeagh! |
see! |
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Va shid, or vaik shid! |
see there! |
7.--OF AVERSION.
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Cugh! |
nasty! fie! |
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Hut, hut! |
out upon you! |
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Drogh ort! |
deuce take you! |
8.--OF LAUGHTER.
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Hah, hah, hah! |
ah, ah, ah! |
9.--OF SILENCE.
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Bee dty host! |
silence! |
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Cum dty hengey! |
hold your peace! |
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Whush! |
hush! |
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