ɡˈeɪlɪk wʌz vˈɛɹi mˈʌtʃ ðə nˈætʃɚɹəl tˈʌŋ ʌvðə hˈoʊm, wˈɜːk, ænd tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪn slˈiːt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd ɪt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmɪŋli ɡˈeɪlɪk spˈiːkɪŋ ʌntˈɪl ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ.
Gaelic was very much the natural tongue of the home, work, and church in Sleat during the 19th century, and it remained overwhelmingly Gaelic speaking until the end of the Second World War.