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

/i/ /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel /ɪ/ near-close near-front short unrounded vowel

<loinge> ‘ship (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɛ / / ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . e /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɟ ɛ / / ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . ɡʹ e /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ɪ ɲ . ɛ / / ˈ ʟ i ŋʹ . e / 8503

<Máire> ‘Máire (girl's name)’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ e /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɪ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ i /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . ɾʲ ɛ / / ˈ m aː . rʹ e / 8515

<máthair> ‘mother’

▶ / ˈ mˠ æː . hˠ ɛ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h e rʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h i rʹ /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɑː . hˠ ɪ ɾʲ / / ˈ m aː . h i rʹ / 8521

<mic> ‘son (gen.)’

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ c / / ˈ mʹ i kʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ c / / ˈ mʹ i kʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ c / / ˈ mʹ i kʹ / 8531

<migh> ‘wash’

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː / / ˈ mʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ / / ˈ mʹ i /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ mʹ i ɡʹ / 8532

<milis> ‘sweet’

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ . l ɪ ɕ / / ˈ mʹ i . lʹ i sʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ . l ɪ ɕ / / ˈ mʹ i . lʹ i sʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ . lʲ ɪ ʃ / / ˈ mʹ i . lʹ i sʹ / 8533

<mill> ‘damage’

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ l̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ i ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː l̠ʲ / / ˈ mʹ iː ʟʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː lʲ / / ˈ mʹ iː ʟʹ / 8534

<min> ‘feed’

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ n / / ˈ mʹ i nʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ n / / ˈ mʹ i nʹ /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ nʲ / / ˈ mʹ i nʹ / 8535

<mo chathaoir> ‘my chair’

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ x a . hʲ ɪ ɾʲ / / m ə # ˈ x a . hʹ i rʹ /

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ x a . hˠ iː ɾʲ / / m ə # ˈ x a . h iː rʹ /

▶ / mˠ ə # x a . ˈ hˠ iː ɾʲ / / m ə # x a . ˈ h iː rʹ / 8541

<mo shmidiú> ‘my make-up’

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ m̥ʲ ɪ . ʤ ʉː / / m ə # ˈ hmʹ i . dʹ uː /

▶ / mˠ ə # x ɪ d̠ʲ # ˈ sˠ mʲ ɪ . d̠ʲ uː / / m ə # x i dʹ # ˈ s mʹ i . dʹ uː /

▶ / mˠ ə # m̥ʲ ɪ . ˈ dʲ uː / / m ə # hmʹ i . ˈ dʹ uː / 8551