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Skii30
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Post Number: 11
Registered: 04-2008

Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 04:01 pm:

Hi

Just wondering about this word "crián". Is it pronounced as "cree-on"?
Go raibh maith agat.

Dennis
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Username: Dennis

Post Number: 4164
Registered: 02-2005

Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:47 pm:

Yes, nó i litreacha eile /k’r’iːaːɴ/. Compare the spelling of "sióg", pronounced roughly "shee-ohg" /s’iːoːg/.

"An seanchas gearr,
an seanchas is fearr."

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