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

<fáth> ‘reason’

▶ / ˈ fˠ æː / / ˈ f aː /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɑː / / ˈ f aː /

▶ / ˈ fˠ ɑː / / ˈ f aː / 8369

<feá> ‘fathom’

▶ / ˈ fʲ æː / / ˈ fʹ aː /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɑː / / ˈ fʹ aː /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɑː / / ˈ fʹ aː / 8370

<feadhain> ‘troop’

▶ / ˈ fʲ ai n̠ʲ / / ˈ fʹ ai ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ fʲ a n̠ʲ / / ˈ fʹ a ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɑː nʲ / / ˈ fʹ aː ɴʹ / 8371

<gá> ‘requirement’

▶ / ˈ ɡ æː / / ˈ ɡ aː /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɑː / / ˈ ɡ aː /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɑː / / ˈ ɡ aː / 8410

<Gall> ‘foreigner’

▶ / ˈ ɡ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɑː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ aː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡ au ʟ / 8419

<gás> ‘gas’

▶ / ˈ ɡ æː sˠ / / ˈ ɡ aː s /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɑː sˠ / / ˈ ɡ aː s /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɑː sˠ / / ˈ ɡ aː s / 8421

<geall> ‘promise’

▶ / ˈ ɟ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɟ ɑː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ aː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɟ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ au ʟ / 8425

<gearr> ‘cut’

▶ / ˈ ɟ æː ɾˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ aː r /

▶ / ˈ ɟ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ aː r /

▶ / ˈ ɟ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ aː r / 8426

<gheall> ‘promise (past)’

▶ / ˈ j a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɑː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ aː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ au ʟ / 8430

<i ngála> ‘in a gale’

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ŋ æː . l̪ˠ ə / / i # ˈ ŋ aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ŋ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / i # ˈ ŋ aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ŋ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / i # ˈ ŋ aː . ʟ ə / 8447