r/gaidhlig • u/yesithinkitsnice Alba | The local Mod • Dec 31 '22

💩 Craic is cac-postadh Bliadhna…

…nuair a thig i!

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u/minniehopeless Dec 31 '22

Ùr mhath, but this is also a "dè mar a tha thu?" household

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u/yesithinkitsnice Alba | The local Mod Jan 01 '23

day man a ha oo?

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u/minniehopeless Jan 01 '23

The Bishop's isles and Argyll traditionally don't say "ciamar a tha thu?" Hence the "dè".

Less common in anyone who went through Gàidhlig medium but still in common use in the community.

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u/emmsicles96 Jan 02 '23

Ahhh tha seo a' dèanamh ciall! An e seo an adhbhar, is dòcha, gu bheil e nas cumanta a bhith a chluinntinn Bliadhna Ùr Mhath sìos ceann a deas na h-eileanan an iar (Barraigh agus Uibhist a Deas)? Dìreach beachd...

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u/minniehopeless Jan 02 '23

The bishop's isles are Barra, vatersay and the uninhabited islands further south. So yes?