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

<a bhó> ‘his cow’

▶ / a # ˈ w oː / / a # ˈ v oː /

▶ / a # ˈ w oː / / a # ˈ v oː /

▶ / a # ˈ vˠ oː / / a # ˈ v oː / 8041

<a Bhriain> ‘Brian (voc.)’

▶ / a # ˈ vʲ ɾʲ ia n̠ʲ / / a # ˈ vʹ rʹ iə ɴʹ /

▶ / ə # ˈ vʲ ɾʲ iə n̠ʲ / / ə # ˈ vʹ rʹ iə ɴʹ /

▶ / a # ˈ vʲ ɾʲ iə nʲ / / a # ˈ vʹ rʹ iə nʹ / 8042

<a cheist> ‘his question’

▶ / a # ˈ ç ɛ ɕ ʧ / / a # ˈ xʹ e sʹ tʹ /

▶ / ə # ˈ ç ɛ ɕ t̠ʲ / / ə # ˈ xʹ e sʹ tʹ /

▶ / a # ˈ ç ɛ ʃ tʲ / / a # ˈ xʹ e sʹ tʹ / 8043

<a chú> ‘his hound’

▶ / a # ˈ x ʉː / / a # ˈ x uː /

▶ / ə # ˈ x uː / / ə # ˈ x uː /

▶ / a # ˈ x uː / / a # ˈ x uː / 8044

<a ghá> ‘his need’

▶ / a # ˈ ɣ æː / / a # ˈ ɣ aː /

▶ / ə # ˈ ɣ ɑː / / ə # ˈ ɣ aː /

▶ / a # ˈ ɣ ɑː / / a # ˈ ɣ aː / 8045

<a ghé> ‘his goose’

▶ / a # ˈ j eː / / a # ˈ ɣʹ eː /

▶ / ə # ˈ ʝ eː / / ə # ˈ ɣʹ eː /

▶ / a # ˈ ʝ eː / / a # ˈ ɣʹ eː / 8046

<a ngaol> ‘their relation’

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ iː l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋ iː ʟ /

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ iː l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋ iː ʟ /

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ eː l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋ eː ʟ / 8049

<a ngeis> ‘their taboo’

▶ / a # ˈ ɲ ɛ ɕ / / a # ˈ ŋʹ e sʹ /

▶ / a # ˈ ɲ ɛ ɕ / / a # ˈ ŋʹ e sʹ /

▶ / a # ˈ ɲ ɛ ʃ / / a # ˈ ŋʹ e sʹ / 8050

<a ngiall> ‘their jaw’

▶ / a # ˈ ɲ ia l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / a # ˈ ɲ iə l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / ə # ˈ ɲ iə l̪ˠ / / ə # ˈ ŋʹ iə ʟ / 8051

<a ngol> ‘their crying’

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ ʌ l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋ o ʟ /

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ ʌ l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋ o ʟ /

▶ / a # ˈ ŋ ʌ l̪ˠ / / a # ˈ ŋ o ʟ / 8052