Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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Transcription key orthographic transcription <sampla> dialectal phonemic transcription /sampla/ Celticist phonemic transcription /sampla/

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

/u/ /ɤ/ close-mid near-back rounded short vowel /ʊ/ close-mid near-back rounded short vowel /ʊ/ close-mid near-back rounded short vowel

<criticiúil> ‘critical’

▶ / c ɾʲ ɪ . ʧ ɪ . ˈ c ɤ l / / kʹ rʹ i . tʹ i . ˈ kʹ u l /

▶ / ˈ c ɾʲ ɪ . t̠ʲ ɪ . c uː l̠ʲ / / ˈ kʹ rʹ i . tʹ i . kʹ uː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˌ c ɾʲ ɪ . tʲ ɪ . ˈ c uː lʲ / / ˌ kʹ rʹ i . tʹ i . ˈ kʹ uː lʹ / 8274

<cruth> ‘shape’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ɤ hˠ / / ˈ k r u h /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ t̪ˠ / / ˈ k r o t /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ hˠ / / ˈ k r o h / 8285

<Cúige Mumhan> ‘Munster’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ . ɟ ə # ˈ mˠ ʉː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k u . ɡʹ ə # ˈ m uː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɟ ə # ˈ mˠ uː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k uː . ɡʹ ə # ˈ m uː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɟ ə # ˈ mˠ uː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k uː . ɡʹ ə # ˈ m uː ɴ / 8290

<culaith> ‘suit’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ . l̪ˠ iː hʲ / / ˈ k u . ʟ iː hʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ k u . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʊ / / ˈ k ʟ u / 8299

<cultúr> ‘culture’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ ɤ ɾˠ / / ˈ k u ʟ . t u r /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ l̪ˠ . t̪ˠ uː ɾˠ / / ˈ k u ʟ . t uː r /

▶ / k ʊ l̪ˠ . ˈ t̪ˠ uː ɾˠ / / k u ʟ . ˈ t uː r / 8300

<cur> ‘putting’

▶ / ˈ k ʌ ɾˠ / / ˈ k o r /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ ɾˠ / / ˈ k u r /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ ɾˠ / / ˈ k u r / 8302

<curaí> ‘curry’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k u . r iː /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k u . r iː /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k u . r iː / 8303

<currach> ‘(bád)’

▶ / ˈ k ɤ . ɾˠ a x / / ˈ k u . r a x /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . ɾˠ ə x / / ˈ k u . r ə x /

▶ / ˈ k uː . ɾˠ ə x / / ˈ k uː . r ə x / 8305

<dom> ‘for me’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ d uː /

▶ / ˈ ɣ ʌ mˠ / / ˈ ɣ o m /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ mˠ / / ˈ d u m / 8341

<dona> ‘bad’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ d o . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ d u . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ d u . ɴ ə / 8344