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Thread #144932 Message #3351194
Posted By: MartinRyan
15-May-12 - 02:35 PM
Thread Name: Irish Gaelic pronounciation
Subject: RE: Irish Gaelic pronounciation
Sorry - I should have been more careful:
In (Irish) Gaelic, this greeting is written:
Dia dhuit
So the change in the consonant question only arises with the second word. Strictly, grammatically, there should be no h there. However it is ALWAYS pronounced as though it's there and USUALLY written explicitly.
Brought up on Munster Irish, I render "dh" as, roughly, gw as shown - but you will certainly hear it as y - especially in Donegal. Hence the similarity to Scottish Gaelic.
Regards