Words ending in -aigh

[Rosie]

I was watching episode 11 of “Now You’re Talking Irish,” on YouTube, which is in the Ulster dialect, and the word “deachaigh” was used in various scenes by several people, and all but one pronounced it “JA-huh.” But from my understanding of Ulster, it seems like it would be pronounced “JA-hee.” Am I mistaken, or is there more than one way it’s pronounced?

[Labhrás]

I was watching episode 11 of “Now You’re Talking Irish,” on YouTube, which is in the Ulster dialect, and the word “deachaigh” was used in various scenes by several people, and all but one pronounced it “JA-huh.” But from my understanding of Ulster, it seems like it would be pronounced “JA-hee.” Am I mistaken, or is there more than one way it’s pronounced?

It is ja-huh followed by pronominal subjects (deachaigh sé)
but ja-hee followed by nominal subjects (deachaigh Seán) or without a subject next to it

[Rosie]

Ok, great! Thank you. 👍🏼 That helped.

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