Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/ɴʹ/ /n̠ʲ/ alveolo-palatal consonant coronal laminal nasal plosive palatalised postalveolar voiced /n̠ʲ/ alveolo-palatal consonant coronal laminal nasal plosive palatalised postalveolar voiced /nʲ/ alveolo-palatal consonant coronal laminal nasal plosive palatalised postalveolar voiced

<mín> ‘smooth’

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː nʲ / / ˈ mʹ iː ɴʹ / 8536

<míniú> ‘explanation’

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː . n̠ʲ ʉː / / ˈ mʹ iː . ɴʹ uː /

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː . n uː / / ˈ mʹ iː . nʹ uː /

▶ / mʲ iː . ˈ nʲ uː / / mʹ iː . ˈ ɴʹ uː / 8537

<móin> ‘turf’

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː n̠ʲ / / ˈ m oː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ uː n̠ʲ / / ˈ m uː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ oː nʲ / / ˈ m oː ɴʹ / 8557

<muintir> ‘people’

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɪ . ʧ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m i . tʹ i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː n̠ʲ . t̠ʲ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m iː ɴʹ . tʹ i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː nʲ . tʲ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m iː nʹ . tʹ i rʹ / 8565

<na toinne> ‘the wave (gen.)’

▶ / n̪ˠ ə # ˈ t̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɛ / / ɴ ə # ˈ t i . ɴʹ e /

▶ / n̪ˠ ə # ˈ t̪ˠ ɪ . n̠ʲ ɪ / / ɴ ə # ˈ t i . ɴʹ i /

▶ / n̪ˠ ə # ˈ t̪ˠ ɪ . nʲ ɛ / / ɴ ə # ˈ t i . ɴʹ e / 8568

<neas-> ‘near-’

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ a sˠ / / ˈ ɴʹ a s /

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ a sˠ / / ˈ ɴʹ a s /

▶ / ˈ nʲ a sˠ / / ˈ ɴʹ a s / 8573

<Neasa> ‘Neasa (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ a . sˠ ə / / ˈ ɴʹ a . s ə /

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ a . sˠ ə / / ˈ ɴʹ a . s ə /

▶ / ˈ nʲ a . sˠ ə / / ˈ ɴʹ a . s ə / 8574

<ní> ‘(negative particle)’

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ iː / / ˈ ɴʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ iː / / ˈ ɴʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ nʲ iː / / ˈ ɴʹ iː / 8575

<nigh> ‘wash’

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ iː hʲ / / ˈ ɴʹ iː hʹ /

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ ɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ nʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ ɴʹ i ɡʹ / 8576

<nimh> ‘poison’

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ ɪ vʲ / / ˈ ɴʹ i vʹ /

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ ɪ vʲ / / ˈ ɴʹ i vʹ /

▶ / ˈ nʲ ɪ vʲ / / ˈ ɴʹ i vʹ / 8577