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It's also typical in Connacht (at least South Connemara) to use /u:/ for all past autonomous endings.
I wouldn's say "definitely". She drops the n in an (the n in an isn't the same sound as the n in ngealach) but the a is still there, and her r in ar isn't very distinct, but it sounds more like ar a' ngealach to me, though if I wasn't reading the sentence, and didn't know that ar made more sense than ag, I might not be able to tell.
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Why ngealach instead of ghealach?
The previous word ends with an "n", why does the next one start with the same letter?
Note the preposition - ar. Without the proposition, you would have an ghealach, but after ar an, you get eclipsis (except in Ulster).
- 1788
In this situation, Ulster Irish lenites (ar an ghealach), and the other dialects eclipse (ar an ngealach). Both should be accepted.
- 1163
Just curious ... how would you say, in Irish, "a man has been put on the moon"? Thanks!
