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

/a/ /a/ front open short unrounded vowel /a/ front open short unrounded vowel /a/ front open short unrounded vowel

<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

<cad> ‘what’

▶ / ˈ k a d̪ˠ / / ˈ k a d /

▶ / ˈ c eː ɾˠ d̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ eː r d /

▶ / ˈ k a d̪ˠ / / ˈ k a d / 8170

<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

<caint> ‘talk’

▶ / ˈ k a n ʧ / / ˈ k a n tʹ /

▶ / ˈ k a n t̠ʲ / / ˈ k a n tʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ai nʲ tʲ / / ˈ k ai nʹ tʹ / 8178

<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

<cait> ‘cats’

▶ / ˈ k ɪ ʧ / / ˈ k i tʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɪ t̠ʲ / / ˈ k i tʹ /

▶ / ˈ k a tʲ / / ˈ k a tʹ / 8182

<caith> ‘throw’

▶ / ˈ x a hʲ / / ˈ x a hʹ /

▶ / ˈ k a / / ˈ k a /

▶ / ˈ k a hˠ / / ˈ k a h / 8183

<camhraigh> ‘decay’

▶ / ˈ k au . ɾˠ iː / / ˈ k au . r iː /

▶ / ˈ k au . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ k au . r ə /

▶ / ˈ k a . vˠ ɾˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k a . v r i ɡʹ / 8184

<capall> ‘horse’

▶ / ˈ k a . pˠ ə l̪ˠ / / ˈ k a . p ə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k a . pˠ ə l̪ˠ / / ˈ k a . p ə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ k a . pˠ ə l̪ˠ / / ˈ k a . p ə ʟ / 8187