Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/iː/ /iː/ close front long unrounded vowel /iː/ close front long unrounded vowel /iː/ close front long unrounded vowel

<buíon> ‘band’

▶ / ˈ bˠ iː n̪ˠ / / ˈ b iː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ iː n̪ˠ / / ˈ b iː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ iː n̪ˠ / / ˈ b iː ɴ / 8165

<cabhraigh> ‘help’

▶ / ˈ k au . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k au . r iː /

▶ / ˈ k au . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k au . r ə /

▶ / ˈ k ɔu . ɾˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k au . r i ɡʹ / 8169

<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

<camhraigh> ‘decay’

▶ / ˈ k au . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k au . r iː /

▶ / ˈ k au . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k au . r ə /

▶ / ˈ k a . vˠ ɾˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k a . v r i ɡʹ / 8184

<caol> ‘narrow (masculine)’

▶ / ˈ k iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ k iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ k iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ k eː ʟ / 8185

<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

<captaein> ‘captains’

▶ / ˈ k a pˠ . t̪ˠ eː n̠ʲ / / ˈ k a p . t eː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ k a pʲ . t̠ʲ iː n iː / / ˈ k a pʹ . tʹ iː n iː /

▶ / k a pˠ . ˈ t̪ˠ eː nʲ / / k a p . ˈ t eː nʹ / 8188

<captaen> ‘captain’

▶ / ˈ k a pˠ . t̪ˠ eː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k a p . t eː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ k a pʲ . t̠ʲ iː n / / ˈ k a pʹ . tʹ iː nʹ /

▶ / k a pˠ . ˈ t̪ˠ eː n̪ˠ / / k a p . ˈ t eː ɴ / 8189

<casfaidh> ‘will turn’

▶ / ˈ k a . sˠ iː / / ˈ k a . s iː /

▶ / ˈ k a . sˠ ə / / ˈ k a . s ə /

▶ / ˈ k a . sˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k a . s i ɡʹ / 8194

<ceannaíodh> ‘was bought’

▶ / ˈ c a . n̪ˠ iː . ʉː / / ˈ kʹ a . ɴ iː . uː /

▶ / ˈ c a . n̪ˠ iː . uː / / ˈ kʹ a . ɴ iː . uː /

▶ / c a . ˈ n̪ˠ eː x / / kʹ a . ˈ ɴ eː x / 8200