Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/iə/ /ia/ diphthong /iə/ diphthong /iə/ diphthong

<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 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

<an iascaireacht> ‘the fishing’

▶ / ˌ a n̠ʲ # ˈ ia sˠ . k ə . ɾʲ a x t̪ˠ / / ˌ a ɴʹ # ˈ iə s . k ə . rʹ a x t /

▶ / ə n # ˈ iə sˠ . k ɪ . ɾʲ ə x t̪ˠ / / ə nʹ # ˈ iə s . k i . rʹ ə x t /

▶ / ə n̪ˠ # ˈ iə sˠ . k ɪ . ɾʲ ə x t̪ˠ / / ə ɴ # ˈ iə s . k i . rʹ ə x t / 8086

<an-chiall> ‘great sense’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ç ia l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ xʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ç iə l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ xʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ç iə l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ xʹ iə ʟ / 8095

<bia> ‘food’

▶ / ˈ bʲ ia / / ˈ bʹ iə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ iə / / ˈ bʹ iə /

▶ / ˈ bʲ iə / / ˈ bʹ iə / 8144

<Brian> ‘Brian (boy's name)’

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɾʲ ia n̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ rʹ iə ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɾʲ iə n̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ rʹ iə ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɾʲ iə n̪ˠ / / ˈ bʹ rʹ iə ɴ / 8155

<ciall> ‘sense’

▶ / ˈ c ia l̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ c iə l̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ c iə l̪ˠ / / ˈ kʹ iə ʟ / 8225

<Ciara> ‘Ciara (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ c ia . ɾˠ a / / ˈ kʹ iə . r a /

▶ / ˈ c iə . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ kʹ iə . r ə /

▶ / ˈ c iə . ɾˠ ə / / ˈ kʹ iə . r ə / 8226

<criathar> ‘sieve’

▶ / ˈ c ɾʲ ia . hˠ a ɾˠ / / ˈ kʹ rʹ iə . h a r /

▶ / ˈ c ɾʲ a . hˠ ə ɾˠ / / ˈ kʹ rʹ a . h ə r /

▶ / ˈ c ɾʲ iː . hˠ ə ɾˠ / / ˈ kʹ rʹ iː . h ə r / 8269

<dhíol> ‘sell (past)’

▶ / ˈ j iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ iə l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ iə ʟ / 8323