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Abbyrlhit as Fockley-magh
Alphabet and Pronunciation

We begin with the basic building blocks of Manx, the alphabet and some fundamentals of pronunciation. Though it has existed since the 13th century as a distinct language, Manx was not set down in written form until 1610. John Phillips, the Bishop of Sodor and Mann, translated the „Book of Common Prayer“ into Manx using Welsh orthography. Since 1985, the Coonceil ny Gaelgey (or Manx Gaelic Advisory Council) has been regulating the orthography and spelling of Manx.

The Manx alphabet is the same Latin alphabet that English uses, minus the two letters „x“ and „z“, which can still occasionally be found in loan words. The letters all have traditional names in Manx. Since it is a fair assumption that everyone who can speak Manx can speak English as well, you do not need to worry about learning the traditional Manx names of the letters. Still, if you truly want to learn the language, taking the time to learn the letters' names is well worth it.

Abyrlhit 'sy Ghaelg (Manx Alphabet)

The Manx alphabet is slightly easier than the English one, as there are only 24 letters.

There is also one diacritic in Manx, the cedilla (¸), which is only found applied to the initial 'c' in the vowel combination ch to indicate that it is pronounced in the English manner.

Fockley-magh (Pronunciation)

Pronunciation in Manx is rather easier than the other Celtic languages. Manx is a phonetic language, meaning that it is spoken the same way it is written. There are though some vowels that tend to be silent which can be found in diphthongs. Since the orthography of Manx was greatly influenced by English, we tend to see very similar pronunciation rules in Manx as we would see in English.