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

/./ /./ suprasegmental syllable break /./ suprasegmental syllable break /./ suprasegmental syllable break

<buailfidh> ‘will hit’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ua . l̠̊ʲ iː / / ˈ b uə . hʟʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ uə . l̥ ə / / ˈ b uə . hl ə /

▶ / ˈ bˠ uə . l̥ʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ b uə . hʟʹ i ɡʹ / 8160

<buidéal> ‘bottle’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɪ . ʤ ɛ l̪ˠ / / ˈ b i . dʹ e ʟ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɪ . d̠ʲ eː l̪ˠ / / ˈ b i . dʹ eː ʟ /

▶ / bˠ ɪ . ˈ dʲ eː l̪ˠ / / b i . ˈ dʹ eː ʟ / 8162

<buidéil> ‘bottles’

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɪ . ʤ a l̠ʲ / / ˈ bʹ i . dʹ a ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɪ . d̠ʲ eː l̠ʲ / / ˈ b i . dʹ eː ʟʹ /

▶ / bˠ ɪ . ˈ dʲ eː lʲ / / b i . ˈ dʹ eː lʹ / 8163

<buíochas> ‘thanks’

▶ / ˈ bˠ iː . x ə sˠ / / ˈ b iː . x ə s /

▶ / ˈ bˠ iː . x ə sˠ / / ˈ b iː . x ə s /

▶ / ˈ bˠ eː . x ə sˠ / / ˈ b eː . x ə s / 8164

<cabhlach> ‘navy’

▶ / ˈ k au . l̪ˠ a x / / ˈ k au . ʟ a x /

▶ / ˈ k au . l̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ k au . ʟ ə x /

▶ / ˈ k ɔu . l̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ k au . ʟ ə x / 8168

<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

<caighdeán> ‘standard’

▶ / ˈ k ai . ʤ a n̪ˠ / / ˈ k ai . dʹ a ɴ /

▶ / ˈ k ai . d̠ʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ k ai . dʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / k ai . ˈ dʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / k ai . ˈ dʹ aː ɴ / 8174

<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

<cairde> ‘friends’

▶ / ˈ k æː ɾˠ . ʤ ɛ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ e /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ . d̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ i /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː ɾˠ . dʲ ɛ / / ˈ k aː r . dʹ e / 8179

<cáireach> ‘dirty’

▶ / ˈ k æː . ɾʲ a x / / ˈ k aː . rʹ a x /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː . ɾʲ ə x / / ˈ k aː . rʹ ə x /

▶ / ˈ k ɑː . ɾʲ ə x / / ˈ k aː . rʹ ə x / 8180