High register, normally the forms of mu dhéidhinn are used, e.g. mu mo dhéidhinn, mu do dhéidhinn etc
In the table below, the regions of dialectal/colloquial forms are marked but this is indicative i.e. they may not occur elsewhere too. For example, a form marked Lewis may also occur on Skye but may not have been recorded in the literature to date.
| |
IPA |
Meaning |
Colloquial/dialectal variants |
| umam |
/uməm/ |
about me |
|
| umam-sa |
/uməmsə/ |
about ME |
|
| umad |
/uməd/ |
about you |
umhad /ũ.əd/ (L) |
| umad-sa |
/umədsə/ |
about YOU |
|
| uime |
/imə/ |
about him |
uime /imɔ/ (B) |
| uime-san |
/iməsən/ |
about HIM |
|
| uimpe |
/ɯimbə/ |
about her |
uimpe /iːmbɔ/ (B) |
| uimpe-se |
/ɯimbəʃə/ |
about HER |
|
| umainn |
/umɪNʲ/ |
about us |
|
| umainne |
/umɪNʲə/ |
about US |
|
| umaibh |
/umɪv/ |
about youse |
|
| umaibh-se |
/umɪvʃə/ |
about YOUSE |
|
| ùmpa |
/uːmbə/ |
about them |
ùmpa /uːmbɔ/ (B) |
| ùmpa-san |
/uːmbəsən/ |
about THEM |
|
᚛ Ag Argyll · B Barra · H Harris · IJ Islay/Jura · K Kintyre · L Lewis · M Mull · P Perthshire · R Ross · S Skye · SI Small Isles · Su Sutherland · TC Tiree/Coll · U Uist/Benbecula · ♻️ universally common ᚜