"le í"

pog it · 2010-05-06 21:56:02

I keep hearing 'le í dinnéir' on RnaG, and Ros na Rún by Conamara speakers. Is this actually 'le haghaidh' or is it 'le' with an added í just for sound? Something like how trua gets pronounced as 'truaí' I have heard Máirtín Tom Sheáinín say both of these, i.e. 'le h'i' (with "i" sound) and 'le í' (with í sound) so maybe…

06-05-2010 10:56PM

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I keep hearing 'le í dinnéir' on RnaG, and Ros na Rún by Conamara speakers.

Is this actually 'le haghaidh' or is it 'le' with an added í just for sound? Something like how trua gets pronounced as 'truaí'

I have heard Máirtín Tom Sheáinín say both of these, i.e. 'le h'i' (with "i" sound) and 'le í' (with í sound) so maybe there are both out there?

le h'aghaidh- "le h'i"
le- "le í"

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#2 07-05-2010 11:45PM

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I think they say léithe in Conamara instead of léi

maybe this could be it

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#3 09-05-2010 04:21PM

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le haghaidh dinnéir.

Said as "le hi"

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#4 10-05-2010 01:55PM

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Cheers, it seems there are three pronunciations of 'le haghaidh' in Conamara.
Cool

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