cò às a tha thu

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰoː as̪ ə ˈhaː u/[1]

Phrase

cò às a tha thu?

  1. where are you from? (informal and singular)

Usage notes

  • Sometimes interpreted as meaning who are you from?, but cò in this context means where ... from.
  • cò às a tha sibh? (formal or plural)
  • càit às a bheil thu? càit às a bheil sibh? (Harris dialect)

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 220
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