Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/ɡʹ/ /ɟ/ consonant dorsal palatal palatalised plosive voiced /ɟ/ consonant dorsal palatal palatalised plosive voiced /ɟ/ consonant dorsal palatal palatalised plosive voiced

<migh> ‘wash’

▶ / ˈ mʲ iː / / ˈ mʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ / / ˈ mʹ i /

▶ / ˈ mʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ mʹ i ɡʹ / 8532

<múchfaidh> ‘will extinguish’

▶ / ˈ mˠ ʉː . x iː / / ˈ m uː . x iː /

▶ / ˈ mˠ uː . x ə / / ˈ m uː . x ə /

▶ / ˈ mˠ uː . x ɪ ɟ / / ˈ m uː . x i ɡʹ / 8564

<nigh> ‘wash’

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ iː hʲ / / ˈ ɴʹ iː hʹ /

▶ / ˈ n̠ʲ ɪ / / ˈ ɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ nʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ ɴʹ i ɡʹ / 8576

<óige> ‘youth’

▶ / ˈ ɔː . ɟ ɛ / / ˈ ɔː . ɡʹ e /

▶ / ˈ oː . ɟ ɪ / / ˈ oː . ɡʹ i /

▶ / ˈ oː . ɟ ɛ / / ˈ oː . ɡʹ e / 8582

<oirfidh> ‘will fit’

▶ / ˈ ɔː . ɾ̥ʲ iː / / ˈ ɔː . hrʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɛ . l̥ ɪ / / ˈ fʹ e . hlʹ i /

▶ / ˈ ɪ . ɾ̥ʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ i . hrʹ i ɡʹ / 8586

<pollfaidh> ‘hole (future)’

▶ / ˈ pˠ ʌ . l̪̊ˠ iː / / ˈ p o . hʟ iː /

▶ / ˈ pˠ au . l̪̊ˠ ə / / ˈ p au . hʟ ə /

▶ / ˈ pˠ ɔu . l̪̊ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ p au . hʟ i ɡʹ / 8612

<roinnfidh> ‘will share’

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ ʌ . n̠̊ʲ iː / / ˈ r o . hɴʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ iː . n̠̊ʲ ɪ / / ˈ r iː . hɴʹ i /

▶ / ˈ ɾˠ ai nʲ . hʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ r ai ɴʹ . hʹ i ɡʹ / 8626

<séidfidh> ‘will blow’

▶ / ˈ ɕ eː . ʧ iː / / ˈ sʹ eː . tʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɕ eː . t̠ʲ ə / / ˈ sʹ eː . tʹ ə /

▶ / ˈ ʃ eː . tʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ sʹ eː . tʹ i ɡʹ / 8652

<seinnfidh> ‘will play’

▶ / ˈ ɕ ɛ . n̠̊ʲ iː / / ˈ sʹ e . hɴʹ iː /

▶ / ˈ ɕ ɪ . n̠̊ʲ ə / / ˈ sʹ i . hɴʹ ə /

▶ / ˈ ʃ ai . n̥ʲ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ sʹ ai . hɴʹ i ɡʹ / 8655

<shleamhnaigh> ‘slide (past)’

▶ / ˈ l̠̊ʲ au . n̪ˠ iː / / ˈ hʟʹ au . ɴ iː /

▶ / ˈ l̠̊ʲ au . n̪ˠ ə / / ˈ hʟʹ au . ɴ ə /

▶ / ˈ l̥ʲ ɔu . n̪ˠ ɪ ɟ / / ˈ hʟʹ au . ɴ i ɡʹ / 8660