Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/uə/ /ua/ diphthong /uə/ diphthong /uə/ diphthong

<fuar> ‘cold’

▶ / ˈ fˠ ua ɾˠ / / ˈ f uə r /

▶ / ˈ fˠ uə ɾˠ / / ˈ f uə r /

▶ / ˈ fˠ uə ɾˠ / / ˈ f uə r / 8404

<fuath> ‘hatred’

▶ / ˈ fˠ ua / / ˈ f uə /

▶ / ˈ fˠ uə / / ˈ f uə /

▶ / ˈ fˠ uə / / ˈ f uə / 8405

<luath> ‘early’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ua / / ˈ ʟ uə /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ uə / / ˈ ʟ uə /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ uə / / ˈ ʟ uə / 8507

<mo chluas> ‘my ear’

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ x l̪ˠ ua sˠ / / m ə # ˈ x ʟ uə s /

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ x l̪ˠ uə ɕ / / m ə # ˈ x ʟ uə sʹ /

▶ / mˠ ə # ˈ x l̪ˠ uə ʃ / / m ə # ˈ x ʟ uə sʹ / 8544

<rua> ‘red’

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ ua / / ˈ r uə /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ uə / / ˈ r uə /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ uə / / ˈ r uə / 8631

<suas> ‘up’

▶ / ˈ sˠ ua sˠ / / ˈ s uə s /

▶ / ˈ sˠ uə sˠ / / ˈ s uə s /

▶ / ˈ sˠ uə sˠ / / ˈ s uə s / 8713

<tuar> ‘predict’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ ua ɾˠ / / ˈ t uə r /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ uə ɾˠ / / ˈ t uə r /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ uə ɾˠ / / ˈ t uə r / 8781

<tuarfaidh> ‘will predict’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ ua . ɾ̥ˠ iː / / ˈ t uə . hr iː /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ uə . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ t uə . hr ə /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ uə . ɾ̥ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ t uə . hr i ɡʹ / 8782

<tuartha> ‘predicted’

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ ua . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ t uə . hr ə /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ uə . ɾ̥ˠ iː / / ˈ t uə . hr iː /

▶ / ˈ t̪ˠ uə . ɾ̥ˠ ə / / ˈ t uə . hr ə / 8783