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• Initial Consonant Mutation (definition)
  ...definition)|slender]] [[Sonorant (definition)| sonorants]] become [[Broad (definition)|broad]]. For example, the adjective ''mòr'' /mo:r/ "big" becomes ''mhòr'
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• Sounds of Scottish Gaelic
  The [[Nasal (definition)|oral/nasal distinction]] appears only in stressed vowels. The nasal vowel ! rowspan=2 |[[Labial (definition)|Labial]]
  8 KB (1,138 words) - 20:33, 23 April 2015
• Lenition
  ...orphology (definition)|morphological]] contrasts and to mark [[Inflection (definition)|inflection]]. It is also inaccurately known as [[aspiration]] (which is th ...word. For example, when the word ''caora'' 'sheep' follows the [[Feminine (definition)|feminine]] [[Article|article]] '' a' '', it is lenited and is written '' a
  7 KB (961 words) - 08:41, 28 July 2014
• Orthography
  Broad [[Stops (definition)|stops]] generally correspond to their English equivalents, while the slend ===Fricatives===
  7 KB (1,104 words) - 14:55, 6 August 2012
• Manner of Articulation (definition)
  ...tract that is narrow enough to cause turbulent airflow; and [[Approximant (definition)|appoximants]], when the vocal tract is fairly open. Descriptions of the ma *[[Oral (definition)]]
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• Fricative (definition)
  ...eristic of these sounds. Sibilants [s] and [ʃ] create a special subset of fricatives; they have an additional hissing quality caused by the airstream hitting th Fricatives in English include [f, v, s, z, ʒ, ʃ, θ, ð]; Gaelic fricatives include [f, v, s, ʃ, ç, ʝ, x, ɣ].
  1 KB (172 words) - 16:14, 31 October 2020
• Obstruant (definition)
  ...n)|fricatives]] (e.g. [ʃ]). Obstruents stand in opposition to [[Sonorant (definition)|sonorants]]. Although they are sometimes considered 'nasal stops,' the con *[[Stop (definition)]]
  1 KB (152 words) - 16:26, 31 October 2020
• Pharyngeal (definition)
  ...k toward the wall of the pharynx. Sounds made in this manner are only ever fricatives (e.g. [ħ] and [ʕ]). These sounds are fairly rare and are considered ''dor *[[Place of Articulation (definition)]]
  1 KB (180 words) - 12:57, 10 November 2020
• Approximant (definition)
  ...w a steady stream of air to pass but not narrow enough to cause frication. Fricatives and approximants are related, however. Turning off the voicing of an approx *[[Glide (definition)]]
  1 KB (164 words) - 11:13, 31 October 2020