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

/a/ /a/ front open short unrounded vowel /a/ front open short unrounded vowel /a/ front open short unrounded vowel

<arb> ‘’

▶ / ˈ a . ɾˠ ə bˠ / / ˈ a . r ə b /

▶ / ˈ ə . ɾˠ ə bˠ / / ˈ ə . r ə b /

▶ / ˈ a . ɾˠ ə bˠ / / ˈ a . r ə b / 8110

<at> ‘swell’

▶ / ˈ a t̪ˠ / / ˈ a t /

▶ / ˈ a t̪ˠ / / ˈ a t /

▶ / ˈ a t̪ˠ / / ˈ a t / 8112

<atfaidh> ‘will swell’

▶ / ˈ a . t̪ˠ iː / / ˈ a . t iː /

▶ / ˈ a . t̪ˠ ə / / ˈ a . t ə /

▶ / ˈ a . t̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ a . t i ɡʹ / 8113

<athair> ‘father’

▶ / ˈ a . hˠ ə ɾʲ / / ˈ a . h ə rʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ a . h i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ a . h i rʹ / 8114

<bac> ‘obstruction’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a k / / ˈ b a k /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a k / / ˈ b a k /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a k / / ˈ b a k / 8116

<baic> ‘obstruction (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a c / / ˈ b a kʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɛ c / / ˈ b e kʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a c / / ˈ b a kʹ / 8118

<baile> ‘home; town’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . l ɛ / / ˈ b a . l e /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . l ɛ / / ˈ b a . l e /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . lʲ ɛ / / ˈ b a . lʹ e / 8119

<bain> ‘remove’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a n / / ˈ b a n /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a n / / ˈ b a n /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɪ nʲ / / ˈ b i nʹ / 8120

<bainfidh> ‘will remove’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . n̠̊ʲ iː / / ˈ b a . hɴʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a n . hʲ ɪ / / ˈ b a n . hʹ i /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɪ nʲ . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ b i nʹ . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8121

<baint> ‘removal’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a n ʧ / / ˈ b a n tʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a n t̠ʲ / / ˈ b a n tʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɪ nʲ tʲ / / ˈ b i nʹ tʹ / 8122