Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/r/ /ɾˠ/ alveolar apical consonant tap velarised voiced /ɾˠ/ alveolar apical consonant tap velarised voiced /ɾˠ/ alveolar apical consonant tap velarised voiced

<caora> ‘sheep’

▶ / ˈ k iː . ɾˠ ɛ / / ˈ k iː . r e /

▶ / ˈ k iː . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k iː . r ə /

▶ / ˈ k iː . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k iː . r ə / 8186

<carr> ‘car’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɾˠ / / ˈ k aː r /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ k aː r /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ k aː r / 8190

<carraig> ‘rock’

▶ / ˈ k a . ɾˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k a . r i ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ k a . ɾˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k a . r i ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ k a . ɾˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k a . r i ɡʹ / 8191

<ceardaí> ‘tradesman’

▶ / ˈ c æː ɾˠ . d̪ˠ iː / / ˈ kʹ aː r . d iː /

▶ / ˈ c ɑː ɾˠ . d̪ˠ iː / / ˈ kʹ aː r . d iː /

▶ / c ɑː ɾˠ . ˈ d̪ˠ iː / / kʹ aː r . ˈ d iː / 8207

<Ciara> ‘Ciara (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ c ia . ɾˠ a / / ˈ kʹ iə . r a /

▶ / ˈ c iə . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ kʹ iə . r ə /

▶ / ˈ c iə . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ kʹ iə . r ə / 8226

<cíor> ‘comb’

▶ / ˈ c iː ɾˠ / / ˈ kʹ iː r /

▶ / ˈ c iː ɾˠ / / ˈ kʹ iː r /

▶ / ˈ c iː ɾˠ / / ˈ kʹ iː r / 8231

<cnó> ‘nut’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ oː / / ˈ k r oː /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ oː / / ˈ k r oː /

▶ / ˈ k n̪ˠ oː / / ˈ k ɴ oː / 8244

<cnoc> ‘hill’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ k / / ˈ k r o k /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ k / / ˈ k r o k /

▶ / ˈ k n̪ˠ ʊ k / / ˈ k ɴ u k / 8245

<cór> ‘choir’

▶ / ˈ k oː ɾˠ / / ˈ k oː r /

▶ / ˈ k oː ɾˠ / / ˈ k oː r /

▶ / ˈ k oː ɾˠ / / ˈ k oː r / 8257

<cor> ‘twist’

▶ / ˈ k ɔː ɾˠ / / ˈ k ɔː r /

▶ / ˈ k ʌ ɾˠ / / ˈ k o r /

▶ / ˈ k ʌ ɾˠ / / ˈ k o r / 8258