Diphthongs - Eachdraidh nam mùthaidhean

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Susanharris 07:03, 16 dhen Lùnastal 2013

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Susanharris 06:59, 15 dhen Lùnastal 2013

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Summary chart

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Akerbeltz 22:33, 17 dhen Dùbhlachd 2011

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 ==Type A==
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 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>[iə] from <span style="color: #008000;">ia</span></strong>
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 These diphthongs occur before <span style="color: #008000;">ll, nn, m</span> and also before the fricatives <span style="color: #008000;">bh, mh, gh, dh</span> in which case those fricatives are often silent.
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+[[File:diphthongs02.mp3]]<br />
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 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>[ai] from <span style="color: #008000;">ai</span></strong>

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 | '''[ɣaiv]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''dhaibh'''</span> || to them
 |-
-| '''[taivʃə]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''taibhse'''</span> || ghost
+| '''[taiʃə]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''taibhse'''</span> || ghost
 |-
 |}

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-Like the last diphthong but the first part of the diphthong is like the unrounded form of [u].  Again, you can produce this sound by making an [u] and spreading your lips at the same time (as if you were grinning widely).  NB: Some dialects pronounce this sound like [ɤ].
+Like the last diphthong, but the first part of this diphthong is like the unrounded form of [u].  Again, you can produce this sound by making an [u] and spreading your lips at the same time, as if you were grinning widely.  NB: Some dialects pronounce this sound like [ɤ].
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-The first part of the diphthong does not exist in English.  You can produce this sound by making an [o] and spreading your lips at the same time (as if you were grinning widely).
+The first part of the diphthong does not exist in English.  You can produce this sound by making an [o] and spreading your lips at the same time, as if you were grinning widely.
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 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>[ɤi] from <span style="color: #008000;">ei, ai, oi</span></strong>

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 ==Type B==
-These diphthongs occur before <span style="color: #008000;">ll, nn, m</span> and also before the fricatives <span style="color: #008000;">bh, mh, gh, dh</span> (in which case the fricatives are often silent).
+These diphthongs occur before <span style="color: #008000;">ll, nn, m</span> and also before the fricatives <span style="color: #008000;">bh, mh, gh, dh</span> in which case those fricatives are often silent.
 [[File:diphthongs02.ogg|noicon|90px]]

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-!colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>[ia] from <span style="color: #008000;">eu</span> Note: not all eu vowels are pronounced as diphthongs, e.g. Seumas where <span style="color: #008000;">eu</span> is pronounced as a long <span style="color: #008000;">é</span> [eː] sound</strong>
+!colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>[ia] from <span style="color: #008000;">eu</span> Note: not all <span style="color: #008000;">eu</span> vowels are pronounced as diphthongs, e.g. Seumas where <span style="color: #008000;">eu</span> is pronounced as a long <span style="color: #008000;">é</span> [eː] sound</strong>
 |-
 | '''[biaL]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''beul'''</span> || mouth
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 |-
 |}
 ==Type B==

← Mùthadh nas sine		Mùthadh on 06:59, 15 dhen Lùnastal 2013
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−	Diphthongs are sequences of two vowels joined together to act as one (long) vowel sequence. There are approximately 9 diphthongs in Gaelic. We can divide these into two classes: (A) those which are spelled using two vowels, and (B) those which are spelled using a combination of vowels and consonants.	+	Diphthongs are sequences of two vowels joined together to act as one, long vowel sequence. There are approximately 9 diphthongs in Gaelic. We can divide these into two classes: (A) those which are spelled using two vowels, and (B) those which are spelled using a combination of vowels and consonants.

	==Type A==		==Type A==

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 !colspan="3;" align="left" | Summary chart of Scottish Gaelic diphthongs:
 |-
-| TYPE (A) || iə || ia
+| TYPE (A) || [iə] || <span style="color: #008000;">ia</span>
 |-
-| || || uə || ua
+| || [uə] || <span style="color: #008000;">ua</span>
 |-
-| || || ia || eu
+| || [ia] || <span style="color: #008000;">eu</span>
 |-
-| TYPE (B) || ai || aill, ainn, aibh
+| TYPE (B) || [ai] || <span style="color: #008000;">aill, ainn, aibh</span>
 |-
-| || ei || einn
+| || [ei] || <span style="color: #008000;">einn</span>
 |-
-| || ɤi || oill, oinn, oim
+| || [ɤi] || <span style="color: #008000;">oill, oinn, oim</span>
 |-
-| || ɯi || uinn, uim, uill, aoi(bh/mh/gh)
+| || [ɯi] || <span style="color: #008000;">uinn, uim, uill, aoi(bh/mh/gh)</span>
 |-
-| || au || (e)am, (e)ann, (e)all, (e)amh
+| || [au] || <span style="color: #008000;">(e)am, (e)ann, (e)all, (e)amh</span>
 |-
-| || ɔu ||onn, om, oll
+| || [ɔu] || <span style="color: #008000;">onn, om, oll</span>
 |-
 |}

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 These diphthongs occur before <span style="color: #008000;">ll, nn, m</span> and also before the fricatives <span style="color: #008000;">bh, mh, gh, dh</span> (in which case the fricatives are often silent).
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 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>[ai] from <span style="color: #008000;">ai</span></strong>
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 |}
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+{| style="width: 50%;" border="0"
-o   [ɔu]
+!colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>[au] from <span style="color: #008000;">a, ea</span></strong>
-like <o> in Standard English <no>
+|-
-tom 	t̪ɔum
+| '''[kaum]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''cam'''</span> || crooked
-com 	kɔum
+|-
-lom 	ɫ̪ɔum
+| '''[kauL]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''call'''</span> || loss
-donn 	d̪̊ɔun̴̪
+|-
-fonn 	fɔun̴̪
+| '''[bauL]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''ball'''</span> || member
-bonn 	b̊ɔun̴̪
+|-
-sonn 	sɔun̴̪
+| '''[ann]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''ann'''</span> || in him
-toll 	t̪ɔuɫ̪
+|-
-poll 	pɔuɫ̪
+| '''[RauN]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''rann'''</span> || verse
-Summary chart of Scottish Gaelic diphthongs:
+{| style="width: 50%;" border="0"
-TYPE (A) 	iə 	ia
+!colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>[ɔu] from <span style="color: #008000;">o</span></strong>
-	uə 	ua
+|-
-	ia 	eu
+| '''[tɔum]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''tom'''</span> || hillock
+|-
-TYPE (B) 	ai 	aill, ainn, aibh
+| '''[kɔum]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''com'''</span> || torso
-	ei 	einn
+|-
-	ɤi 	oill, oinn, oim
+| '''[Lɔum]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''lom'''</span> || bare (adj.)
-	ɯi 	uinn, uim, uill, aoi(bh/mh/gh)
+|-
-	au 	(e)am, (e)ann, (e)all, (e)amh
+| '''[dɔuN]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''donn'''</span> || brown
-	ɔu 	onn, om, oll
+|-