Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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Irish of Gaoth Dobhair Irish of An Ceathrú Rua Irish of Corca Dhuibhne

<bean> ‘woman’

▶ / ˈ bʲ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ a ɴ / 8131

<bearna> ‘gap’

▶ / ˈ bʲ a ɾˠ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ a r . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː r . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː r . ɴ ə / 8132

<bearr> ‘shave’

▶ / ˈ bʲ æː ɾˠ / / ˈ bʹ aː r /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ bʹ aː r /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ bʹ aː r / 8133

<bearrfaidh> ‘will shave’

▶ / ˈ bʲ a . ɾ̥ˠ iː / / ˈ bʹ a . hr iː /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː . hr ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː . ɾ̥ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ bʹ aː . hr i ɡʹ / 8134

<bearrtha> ‘shaved’

▶ / ˈ bʲ a . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ a . hr ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː ɾˠ . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː r . t ə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɑː . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ bʹ aː . hr ə / 8135

<béil> ‘mouths’

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː l̠ʲ / / ˈ bʹ eː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː l̠ʲ / / ˈ bʹ eː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ eː lʲ / / ˈ bʹ eː lʹ / 8136

<beo> ‘alive’

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɔː / / ˈ bʹ ɔː /

▶ / ˈ bʲ oː / / ˈ bʹ oː /

▶ / ˈ bʲ oː / / ˈ bʹ oː / 8137

<beoir> ‘beer’

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɔː ɾʲ / / ˈ bʹ ɔː rʹ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ oː ɾʲ / / ˈ bʹ oː rʹ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ oː ɾʲ / / ˈ bʹ oː rʹ / 8138

<bhán> ‘white (fem.)’

▶ / ˈ w æː n̪ˠ / / ˈ v aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ w ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ v aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ vˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ v aː ɴ / 8139

<bhí> ‘is (past)’

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː / 8140