Consonants
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Non-palatalised |
Palatalised |
English approximations
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IPA |
Examples |
IPA |
Examples
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b
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boayl, braew, abane, abb
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bʲ[2] |
blein, beggan
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boot; beauty
| dð
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dorrys, dhoo, eddin, boandyrys, raad
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dʲ
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jannoo, jough, baljyn, cooid
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they; dew or Jew
| dʒ
| ð[3] |
baatey, shassoo
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weather
| f
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fastyr, fer, quoif
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fʲ
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feeu
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fail; future
| ɡ
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goll, gra, argid, beg
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ɡʲ
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rinneig, giare, queig
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gown; argue
| ɣ
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beaghey, veggey
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j
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yeealley, yiarn, eeastagh
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between ahead and again; yard
| h[3] |
hoght, Jeheiney
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high
| kʰ
|
coontey, muck
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kʲ
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keeill, kiune, markiagh
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cow; askew
| l
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luss, slaynt, gial
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lʲ
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lheid, lhiggey, billey, shiauill
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light; million
| m
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mac, millish, gamman, follym
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mʲ[2] |
millt
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main; mute
| n
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noa, nearey, bane, creen
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nʲ
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niart, dooinney, çhingey Nerin
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not; onion
| ŋ[3] |
ainyn, çhing, bangan
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ring
| pʰ[3] |
paart, plaggad, kipp
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past
| ɾ[3] |
ram, creen, arran, mooar
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US atom
| s
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sourey, scaddan, caslys
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ʃ
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shoh, nish
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sound; shout
| tθ
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tarroo, thie, mohlt
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tʲ
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çheet, berçhag, caillt
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thick; stew or chew
| tʃ
| v[3] |
vacseen, vaghtoor, vac
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vain
| w[3] |
mwaagh, quaagh, walkey
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waist
| x
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cha, chaie, jinnagh, smaghtey, agh
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xʲ
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my chialg, da cheilley, my chione
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Scottish loch; human
| z
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lhisin, rassag, cossyn
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ʒ
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toshiaght, casherick, tuittym
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rise; vision
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Vowels
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Short |
Long |
English approximations
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IPA |
Examples |
IPA |
Examples
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a
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mac, slattys
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aː
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niart, balley
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fat; rather
| ɑ
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cor, monney, tammylt
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ɑː
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bodjal, magher, maidjey
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father
| e
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ben, queig
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eː
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shey, eayst, garey
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rate; made
| ɛ
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lesh, argid
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ɛː
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beaghey, aalin, Baarle
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red; bear
| ə[4] |
dyn, carrane, balley
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again
| i
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beeal
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iː
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saveenagh, eeym
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fleet; need
| ɪ[4] |
çhengey, cuirr, dorrin
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bit
| o
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goll, conney, buggane
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oː
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moal, loayrt, gerjoilagh
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door
| u
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gunn, muck, aarloo, burkan
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uː
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broogh, annoon, lhiurid
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pull; drool
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Other symbols
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IPA |
Example |
Explanation
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ˈ
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neu-deyr [nʲuˈdðeːɾ]
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primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable)
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