Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/i/ /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel

<bronnfaidh> ‘will grant’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ . n̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ b r o . hɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ʌ . n̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ b r o . hɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɾˠ ɔu . n̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ b r au . hɴ i ɡʹ / 8158

<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

<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

<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

<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

<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

<carraig> ‘rock’

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

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

▶ / ˈ k a . ɾˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k a . r i ɡʹ / 8191

<casfaidh> ‘will turn’

▶ / ˈ k a . sˠ iː / / ˈ k a . s iː /

▶ / ˈ k a . sˠ ə / / ˈ k a . s ə /

▶ / ˈ k a . sˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ k a . s i ɡʹ / 8194