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Er coontey nyn baganaght
Because of their paganism
Er coontey'n ardjid jeh
By reason of the height of it
Er coontey'n oik echey
By virtue of his office
Coontey y yeearree er
Call to account for doing something
Coontey ny hein roish ta ny hooghyn guirt
Counting the chickens before the eggs are hatched
Coontey liauyr y chur er
Dilate upon
Vel oo coontey feeu eh?
Do you consider it worthwhile?
Er coontey Juan
For the sake of John
Hug eh coontey smoo jeh
He enlarged upon it
T'eh coontey ram jeh hene
He flatters himself