Fuaimeanna na Gaeilge: the Sounds of Irish

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

/ɣʹ/ /j/ consonant dorsal fricative palatal palatalised voiced /ʝ/ consonant dorsal fricative palatal palatalised voiced /ʝ/ consonant dorsal fricative palatal palatalised voiced

<a ghé> ‘his goose’

▶ / a # ˈ j eː / / a # ˈ ɣʹ eː /

▶ / ə # ˈ ʝ eː / / ə # ˈ ɣʹ eː /

▶ / a # ˈ ʝ eː / / a # ˈ ɣʹ eː / 8046

<an-gheal> ‘very bright’

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ j a l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a n̪ˠ . ˈ ʝ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ a ɴ . ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ a . n̪ˠ ə . ˈ ʝ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ a . ɴ ə . ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ / 8099

<ceannóidh> ‘will buy’

▶ / ˈ c a . n̪ˠ a . hˠ a j / / ˈ kʹ a . ɴ a . h a ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ c a . n̪ˠ oː / / ˈ kʹ a . ɴ oː /

▶ / c a . ˈ n̪ˠ oː ɟ / / kʹ a . ˈ ɴ oː ɡʹ / 8202

<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

<contae> ‘county’

▶ / ˈ k ʌ n̪ˠ . d̪ˠ a j / / ˈ k o ɴ . d a ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ʊ n̪ˠ . d̪ˠ eː / / ˈ k u ɴ . d eː /

▶ / k ʊ n̪ˠ . ˈ t̪ˠ eː / / k u ɴ . ˈ t eː / 8256

<crua> ‘hard’

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ ua j / / ˈ k r uə ɣʹ /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ uə / / ˈ k r uə /

▶ / ˈ k ɾˠ uə / / ˈ k r uə / 8283

<dhíol> ‘sell (past)’

▶ / ˈ j iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ iː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ iː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ iə l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ iə ʟ / 8323

<dhiúl> ‘suckle (past)’

▶ / ˈ j ʉː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ uː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ uː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ uː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ uː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ uː ʟ / 8324

<gheal> ‘bright (fem.)’

▶ / ˈ j a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ / 8429

<gheall> ‘promise (past)’

▶ / ˈ j a l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ a ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɑː l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ aː ʟ /

▶ / ˈ ʝ ɔu l̪ˠ / / ˈ ɣʹ au ʟ / 8430