Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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Transcription key orthographic transcription <sampla> dialectal phonemic transcription /sampla/ Celticist phonemic transcription /sampla/

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

/b/ /bˠ/ bilabial consonant labial plosive velarised voiced /bˠ/ bilabial consonant labial plosive velarised voiced /bˠ/ bilabial consonant labial plosive velarised voiced

<abair> ‘say (imp.)’

▶ / ˈ ʌ bˠ . ə ɾʲ / / ˈ o b . ə rʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . bˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ a . b i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ a . bˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ a . b i rʹ / 8060

<acu> ‘at them’

▶ / ˈ a . k ʉː / / ˈ a . k uː /

▶ / ˈ a . k ə bˠ / / ˈ a . k ə b /

▶ / a . ˈ k ʊ / / a . ˈ k u / 8062

<ag bualadh> ‘hitting’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɟ # ˈ bˠ ua . l̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ e ɡʹ # ˈ b uə . ʟ uː /

▶ / ə # ˈ bˠ uə . l̪ˠ ə / / ə # ˈ b uə . ʟ ə /

▶ / ɛ ɟ # ˈ bˠ uə . l̪ˠ ə / / e ɡʹ # ˈ b uə . ʟ ə / 8063

<ar bord loinge> ‘aboard a ship’

▶ / ˈ ɛ ɾˠ # ˈ bˠ oː ɾˠ d̪ˠ # ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ . ɲ ə / / ˈ e r # ˈ b oː r d # ˈ ʟ i . ŋʹ ə /

▶ / ɛ ɾˠ # ˈ bˠ au ɾˠ d̪ˠ # ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɟ ə / / e r # ˈ b au r d # ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . ɡʹ ə /

▶ / ə ɾˠ # ˈ bˠ oː ɾˠ d̪ˠ # ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ . ɲ ə / / ə r # ˈ b oː r d # ˈ ʟ i . ŋʹ ə / 8108

<arb> ‘’

▶ / ˈ a . ɾˠ ə bˠ / / ˈ a . r ə b /

▶ / ˈ ə . ɾˠ ə bˠ / / ˈ ə . r ə b /

▶ / ˈ a . ɾˠ ə bˠ / / ˈ a . r ə b / 8110

<bá> ‘bay’

▶ / ˈ bˠ æː / / ˈ b aː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː / / ˈ b aː /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː / / ˈ b aː / 8115

<bac> ‘obstruction’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a k / / ˈ b a k /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a k / / ˈ b a k /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a k / / ˈ b a k / 8116

<bád> ‘boat’

▶ / ˈ bˠ æː d̪ˠ / / ˈ b aː d /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː d̪ˠ / / ˈ b aː d /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɑː d̪ˠ / / ˈ b aː d / 8117

<baic> ‘obstruction (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a c / / ˈ b a kʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɛ c / / ˈ b e kʹ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a c / / ˈ b a kʹ / 8118

<baile> ‘home; town’

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . l ɛ / / ˈ b a . l e /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . l ɛ / / ˈ b a . l e /

▶ / ˈ bˠ a . lʲ ɛ / / ˈ b a . lʹ e / 8119