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

/ˈ/ /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental /ˈ/ primary stress suprasegmental

<a ngiall> ‘their jaw’

▶ / a # ˈ ɲ ia l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / a # ˈ ɲ iə l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / ə # ˈ ɲ iə l̪ˠ / / ə # ˈ ŋʹ iə ʟ / 8051

<a ngol> ‘their crying’

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ ʌ l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋ o ʟ /

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ ʌ l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋ o ʟ /

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ ʌ l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋ o ʟ / 8052

<a nguí> ‘their prayer’

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ iː / / a # ˈ ŋ iː /

▶ / ə # ˈ ŋ iː / / ə # ˈ ŋ iː /

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ iː / / a # ˈ ŋ iː / 8053

<a Sheáin> ‘Seán (voc.)’

▶ / a # ˈ hʲ æː n̠ʲ / / a # ˈ hʹ aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ə # ˈ hʲ ɑː n̠ʲ / / ə # ˈ hʹ aː ɴʹ /

▶ / a # ˈ hʲ ɑː nʲ / / a # ˈ hʹ aː nʹ / 8054

<a Shéamais> ‘Séamas (voc.)’

▶ / a # ˈ hʲ eː . mˠ ə ɕ / / a # ˈ hʹ eː . m ə sʹ /

▶ / ə # ˈ hʲ eː . mˠ ə ɕ / / ə # ˈ hʹ eː . m ə sʹ /

▶ / a # ˈ hʲ eː . mˠ ə ʃ / / a # ˈ hʹ eː . m ə sʹ / 8055

<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