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

/ə/ /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel /ə/ central mid unrounded vowel

<a thlú> ‘his thongs’

▶ / a # ˈ l̪̊ˠ ʉː / / a # ˈ hʟ uː /

▶ / ə # ˈ l̪̊ˠ uː / / ə # ˈ hʟ uː /

▶ / a # ˈ l̪̊ˠ uː / / a # ˈ hʟ uː / 8056

<a thrá> ‘his beach’

▶ / a # ˈ ɾ̥ˠ æː / / a # ˈ hr aː /

▶ / ə # ˈ ɾ̥ˠ ɑː / / ə # ˈ hr aː /

▶ / a # ˈ ɾ̥ˠ ɑː / / a # ˈ hr aː / 8057

<a thréad> ‘his flock’

▶ / a # ˈ ɾ̥ʲ eː d̪ˠ / / a # ˈ hrʹ eː d /

▶ / ə # ˈ ɾ̥ʲ eː d̪ˠ / / ə # ˈ hrʹ eː d /

▶ / a # ˈ ɾ̥ʲ eː d̪ˠ / / a # ˈ hrʹ eː d / 8058

<a thúisce> ‘as soon as’

▶ / ə # ˈ hˠ ʉː ɕ . c ɛ / / ə # ˈ h uː sʹ . kʹ e /

▶ / ə # ˈ hˠ uː ɕ . c ɪ / / ə # ˈ h uː sʹ . kʹ i /

▶ / a # ˈ hˠ uː ʃ . c ɛ / / a # ˈ h uː sʹ . kʹ e / 8059

<abair> ‘say (imp.)’

▶ / ˈ ʌ bˠ . ə ɾʲ / / ˈ o b . ə rʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . bˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ a . b i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . bˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ a . b i rʹ / 8060

<abhus> ‘over here’

▶ / ə . ˈ w ɤ sˠ / / ə . ˈ v u s /

▶ / ə . ˈ w ʊ sˠ / / ə . ˈ v u s /

▶ / a . ˈ vˠ ʊ sˠ / / a . ˈ v u s / 8061

<acu> ‘at them’

▶ / ˈ a . k ʉː / / ˈ a . k uː /

▶ / ˈ a . k ə bˠ / / ˈ a . k ə b /

▶ / a . ˈ k ʊ / / a . ˈ k u / 8062

<ag bualadh> ‘hitting’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɟ # ˈ bˠ ua . l̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ e ɡʹ # ˈ b uə . ʟ uː /

▶ / ə # ˈ bˠ uə . l̪ˠ ə / / ə # ˈ b uə . ʟ ə /

▶ / ɛ ɟ # ˈ bˠ uə . l̪ˠ ə / / e ɡʹ # ˈ b uə . ʟ ə / 8063

<ag déanamh> ‘doing’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɟ # ˈ ʤ eː . n̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ e ɡʹ # ˈ dʹ eː . ɴ uː /

▶ / ɛ ɟ # ˈ d̠ʲ eː . n̪ˠ ə / / e ɡʹ # ˈ dʹ eː . ɴ ə /

▶ / ɛ ɟ # ˈ dʲ eː . n̪ˠ ə vˠ / / e ɡʹ # ˈ dʹ eː . ɴ ə v / 8064

<ag gail> ‘boiling’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɟ # ˈ ɡ ɪ l / / ˈ e ɡʹ # ˈ ɡ i l /

▶ / ə # ˈ ɡ a l̠ʲ / / ə # ˈ ɡ a ʟʹ /

▶ / ɛ ɟ # ˈ ɡ a lʲ / / e ɡʹ # ˈ ɡ a lʹ / 8065