Manx word

sleih

people

noun

sleih means “people” in Manx and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	sleih
Sheh-veggey	hleih

Ta'n straid bio lesh sleih.

The street is seething with people.

Cha nel mee mastey'n sleih chredjys ooilley chluinnys ad.

I am not one of those (people) who believe all they hear.

Dooyrt ymmodee sleih eh.

Various people said it.

Myr s'dooie fer, smoo shinney lesh sleih ooilley eh.

The kinder one is the more one is beloved by everybody.

Ren sleih credjal dy ren reddyn ceau caslys jeu hene rolaue.

People believed that things foreshadowed themselves.

Family

bouyran

deaf person

cloan

children

feallagh

folk

foayr

favour, kindness

lannoon

twin

paitçhey

child

qualtagh

the first individual a person meets after leaving their house

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