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

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

<i ngátar> ‘in need’

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ŋ æː . t̪ˠ ə ɾˠ / / i # ˈ ŋ aː . t ə r /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ŋ ɑː . t̪ˠ ə ɾˠ / / i # ˈ ŋ aː . t ə r /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ŋ ɑː . t̪ˠ ə ɾˠ / / i # ˈ ŋ aː . t ə r / 8448

<i ngeall ar> ‘because’

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ a l̪ˠ # ɛ ɾʲ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ a ʟ # e rʹ /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ ɑː l̪ˠ # ɛ ɾʲ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ aː ʟ # e rʹ /

▶ / ɪ # ˈ ɲ ɔu l̪ˠ # ɛ ɾʲ / / i # ˈ ŋʹ au ʟ # e rʹ / 8449

<láir> ‘mare’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ æː ɾʲ / / ˈ ʟ aː rʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɑː ɾʲ / / ˈ ʟ aː rʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɑː ɾʲ / / ˈ ʟ aː rʹ / 8473

<lár> ‘centre’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ æː ɾˠ / / ˈ ʟ aː r /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ ʟ aː r /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɑː ɾˠ / / ˈ ʟ aː r / 8475

<Máire> ‘Máire (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ e /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ i /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ e / 8515

<mála> ‘bag’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ m aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ m aː . ʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . l̪ˠ ə / / ˈ m aː . ʟ ə / 8517

<máthair> ‘mother’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . hˠ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h e rʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h i rʹ / 8521

<meadhg> ‘whey’

▶ / ˈ mʲ ai ɡ / / ˈ mʹ ai ɡ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː ɡ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɡ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː ɡ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɡ / 8522

<meáin> ‘media’

▶ / ˈ mʲ æː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː n̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː nʲ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴʹ / 8523

<meán> ‘mean’

▶ / ˈ mʲ æː n̪ˠ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ mʹ aː ɴ / 8524