ConsonantM

**M**
Broad fortis M can occur lexeme initially, before a back vowel, either on its own or preceded by S:
 * madadh, maide, maol, mol, molag, mór, muc
 * smachd, smaoin, smodal, smug

Slender fortis M can occur lexeme initially, before either a front or a back vowel, either on its own or preceded by S:
 * meas, meirg, meud, mill, mìnich, meall, meòir, meòraich, miùg, meann, meamhran
 * smèid, smeòrach, smeur, smig, smior

Broad fortis M can occur lexeme finally, either on its own or preceded by L, R (svarabakhti):
 * cam, lom, cum, àm, rum, trom
 * balgam, aotrom, Calum, cothrom, cudrom, cuideam, foghlam
 * ceum, leum, feum
 * salm, gorm

Slender fortis M can occur lexeme finally, either on its own or preceded by L, N, R (svarabakhti):
 * im, greim, tim
 * maoim, fuaim, druim
 * film, ainm, gairm, stoirm

Broad fortis M can occur medially on its own:
 * amar, seòmar, caman, camas, coma, comain, comann, ciamar, dràma, drama, geama, geamair, gràmar, iomadh, iomain, Seumas, stuama, amadan
 * pàrlamaid, cudromach

Slender fortis M can occur medially on its own:
 * ime, muime, caime, daoimean, luime

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**Slender -mh- after a back vowel**
A nasal glide - e.g. coimhead, roimhe, troimhe, coimheach, clòimh, uaimh, gaimhleag, cuimhne, doimhne, làimhsich, nàimhdean, aimhreit, caoimhe (cf. caomh), coimhearsnachd, cuimhnich, doimhneachd,

**Slender -mh- after a front vowel**
[v] - e,g. sèimh(e), sèimhich, Cill Rìmhinn, gainmheach?, nimh, nimheil, anneimhe?, àireimh, claidheimh (cf. claidheamh), coinneimh (cf, coinneamh), falaimhe (cf. falamh), *làimhe, *làimh, nèimh (cd. nèamh), teagaimh (cf. teagamh)

**Intervocalic broad -mh- after a non-low back vowel**
Nasal hiatus - e,g. cumhang, cumhachd, romham, comhairle, dùmhail, Còmhall, comhairliche, reamhar?

**Broad -mh- before a consonant**
Nasal lengthening of the preceding vowel - e.g. comhla, comhradh, samhradh, ùmhlachd, comhdach, an-còmhnaidh, Còmhghall, DiDómhnaich, Dòmhnall, geamhradh, Leamhnachd, reamhra (cf. reamhar)

**Other broad -mh-**
[v] - e.g. amhach, nèamhaich, làmh, àireamh, anneamh, àireamhan, a-riamh, caomh, caomha, ceathramh, ceudamh, claidheamh, claidheamhan, cóigeamh, coinneamh(an), damhan-allaidh, deicheamh, falamh, gnìomhachas, Ìomhar, làmh(an), mormhair, nèamh(an), reamhar?, sàmhach, snàmh(a), talamh(an), talmhainn, teagamh(an), uamh(a(n))