Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/u/ /ɤ/ close-mid near-back rounded short vowel /ʊ/ close-mid near-back rounded short vowel /ʊ/ close-mid near-back rounded short vowel

<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

<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

<amuigh> ‘outside’

▶ / ɪ . ˈ mˠ ɪ ç / / i . ˈ m i xʹ /

▶ / ə . ˈ mˠ ɪ ç / / ə . ˈ m i xʹ /

▶ / a . ˈ mˠ ʊ hˠ / / a . ˈ m u h / 8082

<bior> ‘point’

▶ / ˈ bʲ ɪ ɾˠ / / ˈ bʹ i r /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ʌ ɾˠ / / ˈ bʹ o r /

▶ / ˈ bʲ ʊ ɾˠ / / ˈ bʹ u r / 8148

<bun> ‘base’

▶ / ˈ bˠ ɤ n̪ˠ / / ˈ b u ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʊ n̪ˠ / / ˈ b u ɴ /

▶ / ˈ bˠ ʊ n̪ˠ / / ˈ b u ɴ / 8166

<ciotach> ‘awkward’

▶ / ˈ c ɪ . t̪ˠ a x / / ˈ kʹ i . t a x /

▶ / ˈ c ɪ . t̪ˠ ə x / / ˈ kʹ i . t ə x /

▶ / c ʊ . ˈ t̪ˠ a x / / kʹ u . ˈ t a x / 8233

<club> ‘club’

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ bˠ / / ˈ k ʟ o b /

▶ / ˈ k l̪ˠ ʌ bˠ / / ˈ k ʟ o b /

▶ / ˈ k lʲ ʊ bˠ / / ˈ k ʟʹ u b / 8243

<cnoc> ‘hill’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ k / / ˈ k r o k /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ʌ k / / ˈ k r o k /

▶ / ˈ k n̪ˠ ʊ k / / ˈ k ɴ u k / 8245

<cogadh> ‘war’

▶ / ˈ k ʌ . ɡ ʉː / / ˈ k o . ɡ uː /

▶ / ˈ k ʌ . ɡ ə / / ˈ k o . ɡ ə /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ . ɡ ə / / ˈ k u . ɡ ə / 8246

<contae> ‘county’

▶ / ˈ k ʌ n̪ˠ . d̪ˠ a j / / ˈ k o ɴ . d a ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ n̪ˠ . d̪ˠ eː / / ˈ k u ɴ . d eː /

▶ / k ʊ n̪ˠ . ˈ t̪ˠ eː / / k u ɴ . ˈ t eː / 8256