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Hazel · Nationalist Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 153

Does Scots Gaelic have mutations like Welsh has? The spelling of the word changes based on what preposition or pronoun it follows?

Thank you. Hazel

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RadgeJougal · Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject:

Yes. But it is too long to explain. Unlike Welsh, where the letter is changed, in Gaelic, an "h" is generally put in, e.g. Welsh "Mair Fawr" = "Mairi Mhor"

Hazel · Nationalist Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 153

GunChleoc · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject:

There's actually a second mutation, just like in Irish. In Irish it is marked by adding an extra letter to the beginning of the word for the resulting pronunciation, e.g. poll -> bpoll: replace the p with a b. In Scottish Gaelic orthography, you don't see a thing. So, it's not easy to learn.

The first mutation is commonly called lenition, the second one nasalisation.
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Hazel · Nationalist Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 153

Thank you.
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Hazel

Chan ann air chall a tha gach neach air allaban.

GunChleoc · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject:

'S e do bheatha Smile

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