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Uploaded by on Apr 16, 2010

The present habitual tense - bím -ní bhím -an mbím? -nach mbím?

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  • I notice that some people say S as sh but quite a few don't. I know in Scots Gaelic sh is usualy sh. I'm mostly interested in Munster, because my family is from Co. Clare...Munster and Leinster mainly.

  • In Irish the pronunciation of S depends on the vowels contiguous with it. Everywhere in Ireland Seán, Seamas and Síle are pronounced as Shawn, Shaemus and Sheila because e and i are slender vowels following the S and so S takes the Sh sound. Saibh however is pronounced as Sive and not Shive because the a following S is a broad vowel and so the S has the broad sound. O and u are the other broad vowels. I hope this helps.

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