Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/aː/ /æː/ long open vowel /ɑː/ long open vowel /ɑː/ long open vowel

<crá> ‘anguish’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ æː / / ˈ k r aː /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ɑː / / ˈ k r aː /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ɑː / / ˈ k r aː / 8260

<dá> ‘two’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ æː / / ˈ d aː /

▶ / ˈ ɣ ɑː / / ˈ ɣ aː /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɑː / / ˈ d aː / 8306

<dall> ‘blind’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ æː l̪ˠ / / ˈ d aː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɑː l̪ˠ / / ˈ d aː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ d au ʟ / 8307

<dán> ‘poem’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ æː n̪ˠ / / ˈ d aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ d aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ d aː ɴ / 8308

<d'fhág> ‘leave (past)’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ æː ɡ / / ˈ d aː ɡ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɑː ɡ / / ˈ d aː ɡ /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ɑː ɡ / / ˈ d aː ɡ / 8322

<eaglais> ‘church’

▶ / ˈ ʌ ɡ . l̪ˠ ə ɕ / / ˈ o ɡ . ʟ ə sʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . ɡ l̪ˠ ə ɕ / / ˈ aː . ɡ ʟ ə sʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . ɡ l̪ˠ ə ʃ / / ˈ a . ɡ ʟ ə sʹ / 8355

<eala> ‘swan’

▶ / ˈ a . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ a . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ a . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ a . ʟ ə / 8356

<fada> ‘long’

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . d̪ˠ ə / / ˈ f a . d ə /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɑː . d̪ˠ ə / / ˈ f aː . d ə /

▶ / ˈ fˠ a . d̪ˠ ə / / ˈ f a . d ə / 8362

<fáil> ‘acquisition’

▶ / ˈ fˠ æː l / / ˈ f aː l /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɑː l̠ʲ / / ˈ f aː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɑː lʲ / / ˈ f aː ʟʹ / 8364

<faoi> ‘under’

▶ / ˈ fˠ æː / / ˈ f aː /

▶ / ˈ fˠ iː / / ˈ f iː /

▶ / ˈ fˠ iː / / ˈ f iː / 8368