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 John Baker asks:
>> we see the claim that there are no words for "yes" or "no" in
>> Irish.  Is this really true?
>
>
>If it's like Scots Gaelic (which one presumes it is), then yes, it is
>true--and I don't think it's all that rare in the world's languages.  You
>answer a question by saying "it is" or "it isn't" or otherwise echoing the
>verb of the question.  Chinese does this as well, doesn't it?
>
>Lynne
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What about "aye (ay)" and "nae"?  Are these borrowings by the Scots from
elsewhere?
AM

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