Manx word

ashoon

nation

noun

ashoon means “nation” in Manx and is used as a noun.

ashoon in context

Va shen yn ashoon by loo.

That was the smallest nation.

Goll er oaie yn ashoon.

The onward march of the nation.

Va shiuish yn ashoon by loo jeh dy chooilley ashoon.

You were the fewest of all people.

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