Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

<a bhó> ‘his cow’

▶ / a # ˈ w oː / / a # ˈ v oː /

▶ / a # ˈ w oː / / a # ˈ v oː /

▶ / a # ˈ vˠ oː / / a # ˈ v oː / 8041

<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

<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

<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-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

<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

<bhí> ‘is (past)’

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ vʲ iː / / ˈ vʹ iː / 8140

<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 w iː / / ˈ v iː /

▶ / ˈ vˠ iː / / ˈ v iː / 8142

<cabhlach> ‘navy’

▶ / ˈ k au . l̪ˠ a x / / ˈ k au . ʟ a x /

▶ / ˈ k au . l̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ k au . ʟ ə x /

▶ / ˈ k ɔu . l̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ k au . ʟ ə x / 8168