Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/ɡʹ/ /ɟ/ consonant dorsal palatal palatalised plosive voiced /ɟ/ consonant dorsal palatal palatalised plosive voiced /ɟ/ consonant dorsal palatal palatalised plosive voiced

<leathfaidh> ‘will spread’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a . hˠ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ a . h iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ a . hˠ ɛ / / ˈ ʟʹ a . h e /

▶ / ˈ lʲ a . hˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ ʟʹ a . h i ɡʹ / 8484

<léigh> ‘read’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː j / / ˈ ʟʹ eː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː / / ˈ ʟʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː ɟ / / ˈ lʹ eː ɡʹ / 8486

<léimfidh> ‘will jump’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː . m̥ʲ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ eː . hmʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ l eː . m̥ʲ ɪ / / ˈ l eː . hmʹ i /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː mʲ . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ eː mʹ . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8489

<lig> ‘allow’

▶ / ˈ l ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ i ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ l ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ i ɡʹ /

▶ / ˈ lʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ i ɡʹ / 8494

<ligh> ‘lick’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ ʟʹ i /

▶ / ˈ lʲ ai ɟ / / ˈ ʟʹ ai ɡʹ / 8495

<lingfidh> ‘will spring’

▶ / ˈ l ɪ ɲ . hʲ iː / / ˈ lʹ i ŋʹ . hʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ ɪ ɲ . hʲ ɪ / / ˈ ʟʹ i ŋʹ . hʹ i /

▶ / ˈ lʲ iː ɲ . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ lʹ iː ŋʹ . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8498

<líonfaidh> ‘will fill’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ iː . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ ʟʹ iː . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ iː . n̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ ʟʹ iː . hɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ lʲ iː . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ ʟʹ iː . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8501

<loinge> ‘ship (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɛ / / ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . e /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɟ ɛ / / ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . ɡʹ e /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɛ / / ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . e / 8503

<maígh> ‘boast’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː j / / ˈ m iː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː / / ˈ m iː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː ɟ / / ˈ m iː ɡʹ / 8518

<mhaoigh> ‘boast (past)’

▶ / ˈ w iː j / / ˈ v iː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ w iː / / ˈ v iː /

▶ / ˈ vˠ iː ɟ / / ˈ v iː ɡʹ / 8528