Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/ɣʹ/ /j/ consonant dorsal fricative palatal palatalised voiced /ʝ/ consonant dorsal fricative palatal palatalised voiced /ʝ/ consonant dorsal fricative palatal palatalised voiced

<ghreadadh> ‘hammered (past hab.)’

▶ / ˈ j ɾʲ a . d̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . d uː /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . d̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . d ə x /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . d̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . d ə x / 8431

<ghreadfadh> ‘would hammer’

▶ / ˈ j ɾʲ a . t̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . t uː /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . t̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . t ə x /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɾʲ a . t̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ ɣʹ rʹ a . t ə x / 8432

<léigh> ‘read’

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː j / / ˈ ʟʹ eː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ l̠ʲ eː / / ˈ ʟʹ eː /

▶ / ˈ lʲ eː ɟ / / ˈ lʹ eː ɡʹ / 8486

<maígh> ‘boast’

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː j / / ˈ m iː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː / / ˈ m iː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ iː ɟ / / ˈ m iː ɡʹ / 8518

<mhaoigh> ‘boast (past)’

▶ / ˈ w iː j / / ˈ v iː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ w iː / / ˈ v iː /

▶ / ˈ vˠ iː ɟ / / ˈ v iː ɡʹ / 8528

<mo ghiall> ‘my jaw’

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ j ia l̪ˠ / / m ə # ˈ ɣʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ ʝ iə l̪ˠ / / m ə # ˈ ɣʹ iə ʟ /

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ ʝ iə l̪ˠ / / m ə # ˈ ɣʹ iə ʟ / 8546

<pá> ‘pay’

▶ / ˈ pˠ æː j / / ˈ p aː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɑː ʝ / / ˈ p aː ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɑː / / ˈ p aː / 8591