Zidhgebzhail
vy gAlswen, "azrevefa-dae dil kloud* [kl]Oumfan?"
zy gAizhlon, "klOumfanoi zefa dil-ton hyn?"
vy gAizhlon, "iel, swalwiethieth. houdzh za ha-zhafigaarra-vaa."
* 'Kloud' is a pronominal that means 'why'. The interrogative forms of the causative and causal inflections, 'klung' ('because of what') and 'klong' ('for what') would be equally acceptable; the usage would probably vary with dialect/idiolect.
I questioned, "[As for] your wife, you are striking [her] why?"
He said, "[As for] strike[ing], isn't [it done to] her [by] you-sir?"
I said, "Yes, beyond question. But [as for] her, [she] is house-girl of me."
Dan