Irish/Irish Phonology
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Consonants
Labials
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| //F// | //P// | //B// | //M// | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| broad | slender | broad | slender | broad | slender | broad | slender | ||
| Dialect A | fortis | /f/ | /f′/ | /p/ | /p′/ | /b/ | /b′/ | /m/ | /m′/ |
| lenis | ∅[1] | /f/ | /f′/ | /v/ | /v′/ | /v/ | /v′/ | ||
Coronal Obstruents
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| //S// | //T// | //D// | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| broad | slender | broad | slender | broad | slender | ||
| Dialect A | fortis | /s/ | /ʃ/ | /t/ | /t′/ | /d/ | /d′/ |
| lenis | /h/ | /ɣ/ | /j/ | ||||
Coronal Sonorants
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| //R// | //L// | //N// | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| broad | slender | broad | slender | broad | slender | ||
| Dialect A | fortis | /R/ | /r/ | /L/ | /L′/ | /N/ | /N′/ |
| lenis | /r/ | /r′/ | /l/ | /l′/ | /n/ | /n′/ | |
Dorsals
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| //K// | //G// | //Ŋ// | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| broad | slender | broad | slender | broad | slender | ||
| Dialect A | fortis | /k/ | /k′/ | /g/ | /g′/ | /ŋ/ | /ŋ′/ |
| lenis | /x/ | /ç/ | /ɣ/ | /j/ | [2] | [2] | |
Vowels
Monophthongs
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| //Ə// | //A// | //O// | //U// | //E// | //I// | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dialect A | short | /ə/[3] | /a/ | /o/ | /u/ | /e/ | /i/[3] |
| long | /aː/ | /oː/ | /uː/ | /eː/ | /iː/ | ||
Diphthongs
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| //Ə̯I// | //Ə̯U// | //IƏ̯// | //UƏ̯// | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dialect A | /ə̯i/ | /ə̯u/ | /iə̯/ | /uə̯/ |
Triphthongs
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| //UI̯Ə̯// | |
|---|---|
| Dialect A | /ui̯ə̯/ |
Nasalised Vowels
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| //Ə̃// | //Ã// | //Õ// | //Ũ// | //Ẽ// | //Ĩ// | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dialect A | short | /ə̃/[3] | /ã/ | /õ/ | /ũ/ | /ẽ/ | /ĩ/[3] |
| long | /ãː/ | /õː/ | /ũː/ | /ẽː/ | /ĩː/ | ||
| //Ə̯̃Ĩ// | //Ə̯̃Ũ// | //ĨƏ̯̃// | //ŨƏ̯̃// | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dialect A | /ə̯̃ĩ/ | /ə̯̃ũ/ | /ĩə̯̃/ | /ũə̯̃/ |
| //ŨĨ̯Ə̯̃// | |
|---|---|
| Dialect A | /ũĩ̯ə̯̃/ |
Footnotes
- ↑ Lenition of either /f/ or /f′/ equates to no sound being pronounced at all.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 /ŋ/ and /ŋ′/ had never developed any lenis counterparts, neither in the modern nor historical forms of the language.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Distinction is made between a central vowel in a broad environment, /ə/, and a central vowel in a slender environment, /i/. e.g. tuatha /tuə̯.hə/ vs. tuaithe /tuə̯.hi/.
