baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn sˈɛnsəs, fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv tˈɑːɹskɐvˌeɪɡ spˈoʊk ɡˈeɪlɪk, kəmpˈɛɹd tʊ ɐn ˈævɹɪdʒ ʌv θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt fɔːɹ skˈaɪ.
By the time of the 2001 census, 54% of the population of Tarskavaig spoke Gaelic, compared to an average of 31% for Skye.