Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/vʹ/ /vʲ/ consonant fricative labial labiodental palatalised voiced /vʲ/ consonant fricative labial labiodental palatalised voiced /vʲ/ consonant fricative labial labiodental palatalised voiced

<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

<agaibh> ‘at you (pl.)’

▶ / ˈ ə . ɡ ə vʲ / / ˈ ə . ɡ ə vʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . ɡ iː / / ˈ a . ɡ iː /

▶ / a . ˈ ɡ ɪ vʲ / / a . ˈ ɡ i vʹ / 8067

<an uaimh> ‘the cavern’

▶ / ˌ a n̪ˠ # ˈ ua vʲ / / ˌ a ɴ # ˈ uə vʹ /

▶ / ə n̪ˠ # ˈ uə vʲ / / ə ɴ # ˈ uə vʹ /

▶ / ə n̪ˠ # ˈ uə vʲ / / ə ɴ # ˈ uə vʹ / 8090

<bhí> ‘is (past)’

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː / 8140

<coimhlint> ‘conflict’

▶ / ˈ k ʌ vʲ . l ɪ n̠ʲ ʧ / / ˈ k o vʹ . l i ɴʹ tʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ai vʲ . l̠ʲ ɪ n̠ʲ t̠ʲ / / ˈ k ai vʹ . ʟʹ i ɴʹ tʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɪ . lʲ ɪ nʲ tʲ / / ˈ k i . lʹ i nʹ tʹ / 8249

<craoibhín> ‘branch’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ iː . vʲ iː n̠ʲ / / ˈ k r iː . vʹ iː ɴʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ iː . vʲ iː n / / ˈ k r iː . vʹ iː n /

▶ / k ɾˠ iː . ˈ vʲ iː nʲ / / k r iː . ˈ vʹ iː nʹ / 8264

<deimheas> ‘shears’

▶ / ˈ ʤ ɛ . vʲ ə sˠ / / ˈ dʹ e . vʹ ə s /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ ɛ . vʲ ɪ sˠ / / ˈ dʹ e . vʹ i s /

▶ / ˈ dʲ iː sˠ / / ˈ dʹ iː s / 8318

<díbh> ‘dismiss’

▶ / ˈ ʤ iː vʲ / / ˈ dʹ iː vʹ /

▶ / ˈ d̠ʲ iː vʲ / / ˈ dʹ iː vʹ /

▶ / ˈ dʲ iː vʲ / / ˈ dʹ iː vʹ / 8329

<goimh> ‘chill factor’

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɪ vʲ / / ˈ ɡ i vʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ a vʲ / / ˈ ɡ a vʹ /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɪ vʲ / / ˈ ɡ i vʹ / 8441

<guí> ‘pray’

▶ / ˈ ɡ iː / / ˈ ɡ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɡ ɪ . vʲ ɪ / / ˈ ɡ i . vʹ i /

▶ / ˈ ɡ iː / / ˈ ɡ iː / 8442