Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/v/ /w/ consonant fricative labial labiodental velarised voiced /w/ consonant fricative labial labiodental velarised voiced /vˠ/ consonant fricative labial labiodental velarised voiced

<a bhó> ‘his cow’

/ a # ˈ w oː / / a # ˈ v oː /

/ a # ˈ vˠ oː / / a # ˈ v oː / 8041

<abhus> ‘over here’

/ ə . ˈ w ɤ sˠ / / ə . ˈ v u s /

/ ə . ˈ w ʊ sˠ / / ə . ˈ v u s /

/ a . ˈ vˠ ʊ sˠ / / a . ˈ v u s / 8061

<ag déanamh> ‘doing’

/ ˈ ɛ ɟ # ˈ ʤ eː . n̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ e ɡʹ # ˈ dʹ eː . ɴ uː /

/ ɛ ɟ # ˈ d̠ʲ eː . n̪ˠ ə / / e ɡʹ # ˈ dʹ eː . ɴ ə /

/ ɛ ɟ # ˈ dʲ eː . n̪ˠ ə vˠ / / e ɡʹ # ˈ dʹ eː . ɴ ə v / 8064

<an-bhuí> ‘very yellow’

/ ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˌ w iː / / ˈ a ɴ . ˌ v iː /

/ ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ w iː / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ v iː /

/ ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ vˠ iː / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ v iː / 8093

<an-mhór> ‘very big’

/ ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ w oː ɾˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ v oː r /

/ ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ vˠ uː ɾˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ v uː r / 8100

<bhán> ‘white (fem.)’

/ ˈ w æː n̪ˠ / / ˈ v aː ɴ /

/ ˈ w ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ v aː ɴ /

/ ˈ vˠ ɑː n̪ˠ / / ˈ v aː ɴ / 8139

<bhuel> ‘well!’

/ ˈ w a l / / ˈ v a l /

/ ˈ w ɛ l / / ˈ v e l /

/ ˈ vˠ ɛ lʲ / / ˈ v e ʟʹ / 8141

<bhuí> ‘yellow (fem.)’

/ ˈ w iː / / ˈ v iː /

/ ˈ vˠ iː / / ˈ v iː / 8142

<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

<díobh> ‘discard’

/ ˈ ʤ iː w / / ˈ dʹ iː v /

/ ˈ d̠ʲ iː w / / ˈ dʹ iː v /

/ ˈ dʲ iː vˠ / / ˈ dʹ iː v / 8332