Congratulations in Manx
Moylley dhyt
In Manx, the phrase to know first is "Moylley dhyt!" (Congratulations! (to one person)). The others are below, each with a note on when to use it.
Congratulations in Manx is Moylley dhyt. Below are the greeting and the words for a wedding. Each phrase comes with a short note on when to use it.
Greetings
Moylley dhyt!
Congratulations! (to one person)
Dhyt is "to you", singular.
Useful words
cogherjys
congratulation
The noun.
bannish
wedding
Also the wedding feast. The genitive is banshey.
laa poosee
wedding day
Also laa banshey.
caart banshey
wedding card
For a card to the couple.
cubbyl noa-phoost
bride and groom
Literally "newly married couple".
About the words
Phil Kelly's dictionaries give Moylley dhyt as "congratulations" and cogherjys as the noun "congratulation". Moylley means praise. For a wedding, bannish is the wedding or wedding feast; it comes from Old Irish banais, wedding feast.
Common questions
How do you say congratulations in Manx?
Moylley dhyt!
Congratulations in the other Celtic languages
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Sources
Every phrase and fact on this page was checked against the sources below. Last checked 2026-10-20.
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): Manx–English: Moylley dhyt
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): English–Manx: congratulation
- Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): English–Manx: Congratulations
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): English–Manx: wedding day
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): English–Manx: wedding card
- Phil Kelly, Manx dictionaries (learnmanx.com, January 2026): English–Manx: bride and groom
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