Did you know that like all contemporary Celtic languages, Manx Gaelic contains consonant mutations? This happens when the initial consonant of a Manx Gaelic word is changed according to it's syntactic or morphological environment. Manx Gaelic has two of these mutations, one called lenition, and the another called nasalisation. These mutations are found on both verbs and nouns, and in a variety of grammatical settings. With regard to adjectives, these can only mutate through lenition, and never through nasalisation. In the late period of Manx Gaelic's decline which took place in the 20th century, the language speakers usage of these consonant mutations became frequently laden with errors, with them often appearing in settings where they were not necessary. We hope that you enjoyed this interesting Manx Gaelic fact. For more information on Manx's grammatical structure, please continue to browse through our website.
