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Clan Cameron is a West Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches.The Clan Cameron lands are in Lochaber, [7] and within their lands lies Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the British Isles. [8]
The blazon of the heraldic crest is given, and the heraldic motto with its translation into English. While all the crest badges of the clan names listed are recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms, only about one half of these (about 140) [ 1 ] have a clan chief who is acknowledged by the Lord Lyon King of Arms as the rightful claimant of the ...
Pawtucket Falls (Massachusetts) and Pawtucket Falls (Rhode Island) – Pawtucket is an Algonkian word meaning "at the falls in the river (tidal stream)". [33] Staðarstaður, Iceland (Staður means "a pastor's farm" and is a common suffix to the names of such farms—this means "Pastor's farm which is a pastor's farm") Thun Castle, "Fortress ...
Rí, or commonly ríg (), is an ancient Gaelic word meaning 'king'. [1] It is used in historical texts referring to the Irish and Scottish kings, and those of similar rank. . While the Modern Irish word is exactly the same, [2] in modern Scottish Gaelic it is rìgh, [3] apparently derived from the gen
The Fernaig manuscript (Scottish Gaelic: Làmh-sgrìobhainn Fheàrnaig or Làmh-sgrìobhainn MhicRath) is a document containing approximately 4,200 lines of verse consisting largely of political and religious themes. [1]
In China, letters of the English alphabet are pronounced somewhat differently because they have been adapted to the phonetics (i.e. the syllable structure) of the Chinese language.
It is estimated by Wycliffe Bible Translators that translation may be required in 985 languages where no work is currently known to be in progress. They also estimate that there are currently around 3,526 languages in 173 countries which have active Bible translation projects (with or without some portion already published).
Nainsi ri Khyat (or 'Khyat of Nainsi') is a late 17th-century Marwari & Dingal [1] text chronicling the history of Marwar. Its author Muhnot Nainsi , an official of Marwar State , based the Khyat (or chronicle) on the Charan accounts and the traditional Rajasthani Vat(or bat) as well as local administrative records. [ 2 ]