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25th July 22, 11:43 PM
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 Originally Posted by Iain Ruaidh
Oh Yes
In Lewis Gaelic that R sounds more like “th” to my English ear! But the tongue goes slightly back from the th placing. Very hard to do right.
Which highlights the point that in Gaelic, like English or any other language, there is no such thing as standard pronunciation. I recall a native speaker from Harris who referred to Lewis Gaelic as New Gaelic.
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