Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/k/ /k/ consonant dorsal plosive velar velarised voiceless /k/ consonant dorsal plosive velar velarised voiceless /k/ consonant dorsal plosive velar velarised voiceless

<cáig> ‘jackdaw (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɟ / / ˈ k aː ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɟ / / ˈ k aː ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɟ / / ˈ k aː ɡʹ / 8173

<caighdeán> ‘standard’

▶ / ˈ k ai . ʤ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ k ai . dʹ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ k ai . d̠ʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k ai . dʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / k ai . ˈ dʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / k ai . ˈ dʹ aː ɴ / 8174

<cailín> ‘girl’

▶ / ˈ k a . l̠ʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ k a . ʟʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ k a . l iː n / / ˈ k a . l iː n /

▶ / k a . ˈ lʲ iː nʲ / / k a . ˈ lʹ iː nʹ / 8175

<caill> ‘lose’

▶ / ˈ k æː l̠ʲ / / ˈ k aː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː l̠ʲ / / ˈ k aː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ai lʲ / / ˈ k ai lʹ / 8176

<cáin> ‘tax (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ k æː n̠ʲ / / ˈ k aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː n̠ʲ / / ˈ k aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː nʲ / / ˈ k aː nʹ / 8177

<caint> ‘talk’

▶ / ˈ k a n ʧ / / ˈ k a n tʹ /

▶ / ˈ k a n t̠ʲ / / ˈ k a n tʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ai nʲ tʲ / / ˈ k ai nʹ tʹ / 8178

<cairde> ‘friends’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɾˠ . ʤ ɛ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ e /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ . d̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ i /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ . dʲ ɛ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ e / 8179

<cáireach> ‘dirty’

▶ / ˈ k æː . ɾʲ a x / / ˈ k aː . rʹ a x /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː . ɾʲ ə x / / ˈ k aː . rʹ ə x /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː . ɾʲ ə x / / ˈ k aː . rʹ ə x / 8180

<cáis> ‘cheese’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɕ / / ˈ k aː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɕ / / ˈ k aː sʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ʃ / / ˈ k aː sʹ / 8181

<cait> ‘cats’

▶ / ˈ k ɪ ʧ / / ˈ k i tʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɪ t̠ʲ / / ˈ k i tʹ /

▶ / ˈ k a tʲ / / ˈ k a tʹ / 8182