WTF!? What's a séimhiú? (Initial mutation in Irish language)

Welcome to 'What the Focal!?' where Ciara Ní É answers your questions about the Irish language.

This video explains what a séimhiú is, in the context of initial mutations of the Irish language. Linguists would know this as 'lenition'.

► Pretty straightforward description of pronunciations here: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Irish/P...

► Loads more info on the séimhiú HERE: http://www.nualeargais.ie/gnag/leniti...

★ What the Focal!? playlist here:    • What the Focal!?  

If YOU have a question about Irish, leave it in the comments!
You can also find me on Twitter and Facebook.

Links:
Facebook: https://www.fb.com/miseciara
Twitter:   / miseciara  
Blog: https://miseciara.wordpress.com