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

<dubh> ‘black’

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʉː / / ˈ d uː /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʌ / / ˈ d o /

▶ / ˈ d̪ˠ ʊ vˠ / / ˈ d u v / 8350

<fiuch> ‘boil’

▶ / ˈ fʲ ɤ x / / ˈ fʹ u x /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ʊ x / / ˈ fʹ u x /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ʊ x / / ˈ fʹ u x / 8389

<fliuch> ‘wet’

▶ / ˈ fʲ l̠ʲ ɤ x / / ˈ fʹ ʟʹ u x /

▶ / ˈ fʲ l ʊ x / / ˈ fʹ l u x /

▶ / ˈ fʲ lʲ ʊ x / / ˈ fʹ ʟʹ u x / 8390

<giobal> ‘rag’

▶ / ˈ ɟ ɪ . bˠ ə l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ i . b ə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɟ ʊ . bˠ ə l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ u . b ə ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ɟ ʊ . bˠ ə l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɡʹ u . b ə ʟ / 8434

<inniu> ‘today’

▶ / ɪ . ˈ n̠ʲ ʉː / / i . ˈ ɴʹ uː /

▶ / ɪ . ˈ n̠ʲ ʊ w / / i . ˈ ɴʹ u v /

▶ / ə . ˈ nʲ ʊ vˠ / / ə . ˈ ɴʹ u v / 8456

<iomarca> ‘excess’

▶ / ˈ ʌ . mˠ ə ɾˠ . k ə / / ˈ o . m ə r . k ə /

▶ / ˈ ʊ . mˠ ə ɾˠ . k ə / / ˈ u . m ə r . k ə /

▶ / ˈ ʌ . mˠ ə ɾˠ . k ə / / ˈ o . m ə r . k ə / 8464

<luch> ‘mouse’

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ʌ x / / ˈ ʟ o x /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ʌ x / / ˈ ʟ o x /

▶ / ˈ l̪ˠ ʊ x / / ˈ ʟ u x / 8509

<murdar> ‘murder’

▶ / ˈ mˠ ɤ ɾˠ . d̪ˠ ə ɾˠ / / ˈ m u r . d ə r /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ʌ ɾˠ . d̪ˠ ə ɾˠ / / ˈ m o r . d ə r /

▶ / ˈ mˠ ʌ ɾˠ . d̪ˠ ə ɾˠ / / ˈ m o r . d ə r / 8566

<nocht> ‘naked’

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ ɴ o x t /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ʌ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ ɴ o x t /

▶ / ˈ n̪ˠ ʊ x t̪ˠ / / ˈ ɴ u x t / 8579

<phioc> ‘pick (past)’

▶ / ˈ fʲ ʌ k / / ˈ fʹ o k /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ʊ k / / ˈ fʹ u k /

▶ / ˈ fʲ ʊ k / / ˈ fʹ u k / 8598