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<sampla>
dialectal phonemic transcription
/sampla/
Celticist phonemic transcription
/sampla/
Irish of Gaoth Dobhair
Irish of An Ceathrú Rua
Irish of Corca Dhuibhne
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x
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x
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consonant
dorsal
fricative
velar
velarised
voiceless
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x
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consonant
dorsal
fricative
velar
velarised
voiceless
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consonant
dorsal
fricative
velar
velarised
voiceless
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<ceannaíodh>
‘was bought’
▶
/
ˈ
c
a
.
n̪ˠ
iː
.
ʉː
/
/
ˈ
kʹ
a
.
ɴ
iː
.
uː
/
▶
/
ˈ
c
a
.
n̪ˠ
iː
.
uː
/
/
ˈ
kʹ
a
.
ɴ
iː
.
uː
/
▶
/
c
a
.
ˈ
n̪ˠ
eː
x
/
/
kʹ
a
.
ˈ
ɴ
eː
x
/
8200
<chaitheadh>
‘throw (hab. past)’
▶
/
ˈ
x
a
.
hʲ
ʉː
/
/
ˈ
x
a
.
hʹ
uː
/
▶
/
ˈ
x
a
.
hˠ
ə
x
/
/
ˈ
x
a
.
h
ə
x
/
▶
/
ˈ
x
a
.
hˠ
ə
x
/
/
ˈ
x
a
.
h
ə
x
/
8212
<chaithfeadh>
‘would throw’
▶
/
ˈ
hˠ
a
.
hʲ
ʉː
/
/
ˈ
h
a
.
hʹ
uː
/
▶
/
ˈ
x
a
.
hˠ
ə
x
/
/
ˈ
x
a
.
h
ə
x
/
▶
/
ˈ
x
a
.
hˠ
ə
x
/
/
ˈ
x
a
.
h
ə
x
/
8213
<chaol>
‘narrow (feminine)’
▶
/
ˈ
x
iː
l̪ˠ
/
/
ˈ
x
iː
ʟ
/
▶
/
ˈ
x
iː
l̪ˠ
/
/
ˈ
x
iː
ʟ
/
▶
/
ˈ
x
eː
l̪ˠ
/
/
ˈ
x
eː
ʟ
/
8214
<chaon>
‘cried’
▶
/
ˈ
x
eː
n̪ˠ
/
/
ˈ
x
eː
ɴ
/
▶
/
ˈ
x
iː
n̪ˠ
/
/
ˈ
x
iː
ɴ
/
▶
/
ˈ
x
eː
n̪ˠ
/
/
ˈ
x
eː
ɴ
/
8215
<cheannaíodh>
‘buy (hab. past)’
▶
/
ˈ
ç
a
.
n̪ˠ
iː
.
ʉː
/
/
ˈ
xʹ
a
.
ɴ
iː
.
uː
/
▶
/
ˈ
ç
a
.
n̪ˠ
iː
x
/
/
ˈ
xʹ
a
.
ɴ
iː
x
/
▶
/
ç
a
.
ˈ
n̪ˠ
iː
x
/
/
xʹ
a
.
ˈ
ɴ
iː
x
/
8218
<cheannódh>
‘would buy’
▶
/
ˈ
ç
a
.
n̪ˠ
a
.
hˠ
au
/
/
ˈ
xʹ
a
.
ɴ
a
.
h
au
/
▶
/
ˈ
ç
a
.
n̪ˠ
oː
x
/
/
ˈ
xʹ
a
.
ɴ
oː
x
/
▶
/
ç
a
.
ˈ
n̪ˠ
oː
x
/
/
xʹ
a
.
ˈ
ɴ
oː
x
/
8219
<chreideadh>
‘believe (hab. past)’
▶
/
ˈ
ç
ɾʲ
ɛ
.
ʤ
ʉː
/
/
ˈ
xʹ
rʹ
e
.
dʹ
uː
/
▶
/
ˈ
ç
ɾʲ
ɛ
.
d̠ʲ
ə
x
/
/
ˈ
xʹ
rʹ
e
.
dʹ
ə
x
/
▶
/
ˈ
ç
ɾʲ
ɛ
.
dʲ
ə
x
/
/
ˈ
xʹ
rʹ
e
.
dʹ
ə
x
/
8221
<chreidfeadh>
‘would believe’
▶
/
ˈ
ç
ɾʲ
ɛ
.
ʧ
ʉː
/
/
ˈ
xʹ
rʹ
e
.
tʹ
uː
/
▶
/
ˈ
ç
ɾʲ
ɛ
.
t̠ʲ
ə
x
/
/
ˈ
xʹ
rʹ
e
.
tʹ
ə
x
/
▶
/
ˈ
ç
ɾʲ
ɛ
.
tʲ
ə
x
/
/
ˈ
xʹ
rʹ
e
.
tʹ
ə
x
/
8222
<chuaigh>
‘go (past)’
▶
/
ˈ
x
ua
j
/
/
ˈ
x
uə
ɣʹ
/
▶
/
ˈ
x
uə
/
/
ˈ
x
uə
/
▶
/
ˈ
x
uə
ɟ
/
/
ˈ
x
uə
ɡʹ
/
8223
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