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Ro-ràdh
Vowels
Consonants
Fricatives
Slenderisation
Lenition
Pre-aspiration
Diphthongs
Helping Vowel
Hiatus
L, N, R
RT& RD
Vowels before
rr, ll, nn
Unstressed Vowels
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L
N R
All sonorants have
their 'strong' value at the beginning of words.
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| ɫ̪ |
Initial broad
l |
latha, loch,
lùb, làidir, glan, blàth |
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Broad
ll and
l |
balach,
falamh, cadal, balla, fallain, poball |
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ʎ |
Initial slender
l |
lìon, leth,
lionn, lios, litir, leac |
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Slender
ll |
buille,
cailleach, duilleag, caill, coill, saill |
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l |
(non-initial)
slender l |
baile,
caileag, cuileag, uile, eile, duilich |
Note:
the preposition le and its prepositional pronouns (leam, leat,
leis, leatha, leinn, leibh, leotha
etc. ) are normally pronounced as
[l], not
[ʎ].
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| n̴̪ |
Initial broad
n |
nàbaidh,
nathair, naomh, nasg, nochd, Nollaig |
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Broad
nn |
Anna,
ceannaich, beannachd, ann, teann, ceann |
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ɲ |
Initial slender
n |
Niall,
nighe, nead, nigh, neach, nighean |
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Slender
nn |
fàinne,
bainne, seinn, tinne, binne, cainnt |
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n |
Slender and
broad n |
dona, sona,
anam, banail, déanamh |
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(non initial) |
sin, mìn,
ainm, uain, coin |
Note: some
dialects pronounce non-initial slender n as
/ɲ/
(i.e. as slender nn) rather than
n, e.g.
sin, mìn, ainm,
uain, coin
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r̴ |
Initial broad
and slender r |
roth, ròn,
Rob, Ruaraidh, rionnag, riochd |
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Broad (and
slender) rr |
bàrr, còrr,
corrach, carraig, curran, urra |
| ɾ |
(non-initial)
broad r |
aran, òran,
dearg, cur, marbh, car |
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ɾʲ |
(non-initial)
slender r |
aire,
airidh, fuireach, cuiridh, airgead |
Note:
the preposition ri and its prepositional pronouns (rium, riut, ris,
rithe, riutha etc.) are normally pronounced as
[ɾʲ].
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