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Irish Phonology
EXPLANATION
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These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal
and vocalic systems in the Irish language.
CONSONANTS
The type of phonation is indicated by the phone's color shading:
▼ PLACE OF ARTICULATION ▼
LABIAL
CORONAL
DORSAL
LARYNGEAL
▼ MANNER ▼
BILABIAL
LABIO-DENTAL
DENTAL
ALVEOLAR
POST-ALVEOLAR
PALATAL
VELAR
GLOTTAL
END OF Irish PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!
PHONOLOGY INVENTORY
No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
pˠ
velarized
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
2
pʲ
palatalized
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
3
t̪ˠ
velarized
voiceless
dental
plosive
4
tʲ
palatalized
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
5
k
voiceless
velar
plosive
6
c
voiceless
palatal
plosive
7
bˠ
velarized
voiced
bilabial
plosive
8
bʲ
palatalized
voiced
bilabial
plosive
9
d̪ˠ
velarized
voiced
dental
plosive
10
dʲ
palatalized
voiced
alveolar
plosive
11
ɡ
voiced
velar
plosive
12
ɟ
voiced
palatal
plosive
13
fˠ
velarized
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
14
fʲ
palatalized
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
15
sˠ
velarized
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
16
ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
17
x
voiceless
velar
fricative
18
ç
voiceless
palatal
fricative
19
h
voiceless
glottal
fricative
20
w
voiced
velar
approximant
21
vʲ
palatalized
voiced
labio-dental
fricative
22
ɣ
voiced
velar
fricative
23
j
voiced
palatal
approximant
24
mˠ
velarized
voiced
bilabial
nasal
25
mʲ
palatalized
voiced
bilabial
nasal
26
n̪ˠ
velarized
voiced
dental
nasal
27
nʲ
palatalized
voiced
alveolar
nasal
29
ɲ
voiced
palatal
nasal
30
ɾˠ
velarized
voiced
alveolar
tap
31
ɾʲ
palatalized
voiced
alveolar
tap
32
l̪ˠ
velarized
voiced
dental
lateral approximant
33
lʲ
palatalized
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
VOWELS