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(1) Just as rl becomes l so rs becomes s as in ars’, ors’ 'quoth, said':

Also in N. Inv. r in rt combinations becomes rt but not in Cintire, Arran, Sutherland. It is most frequent of all in Harris, W. Skye, N. Uist where

versus (ɔsḍ) of Tiree, Iona, South of Mull, many parts of S. Uist, Barra, Benbecula, where, also, for instance, airson (-errˑon) 'because' becomes (eˑson). In Reay this feature is noticeably absent and the d in ōrd, bōrd is alveolar. And in such words as aghairt, toirt one may hear in Sutherland a voiceless front r + alveolar t followed by a slight escape of breath.

(2) In N. Inv. r is often epenthetic, more so than in other dialects, e. g.: trog 'lift' for tog brianadh 'fur' for bian breatāllion for E. batallion frachd 'host' for feachd.

It is found also in Kintail and Reay, and at least in one instance in Reay where it is absent in N. Inv. e. g.: