Transcriptions of Broad and Slender Consonants
From Scottish Gaelic Grammar Wiki
Following are transcriptions (each word will be transcribed by two people) of broad and slender consonants in Scottish Gaelic.
The sound files come from a native speaker of the Skye dialect.
Broad Consonants
| Grapheme | Orthography | Transcription 1 | Transcription 2 | Source | Gloss/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | cupa | [kupʰə] | [kʰuʰpə] | Diardaoin, line3 | cup loan word? |
| b | botal | [poʰtəlˠ] | Dihaoine 3 | bottle | |
| sabaid | [sapat] | Dihaoine 11 | fighting | ||
| t | taingeil | [t̪ʰain̪gələ] | Dihaoine 1 | grateful | |
| d | duine | [t̪uɲə] | Dihaoine 7 | man | |
| dad | [tʰat] | Dihaoine 13 | thing | ||
| c | tha aca | [ha:ʰkə] | Dihaoine 13 | be at.3pl | |
| g | againn | [akʰɨn] | Dihaoine 11 | at.1pl | |
| ph | phrìseil | [fɾi:ʃəl] | Dihaoine 15 | precious | |
| bh | |||||
| mh | |||||
| ch | cheannach | [çanax] | Dihaoine 3 | buy.past | |
| dh/gh | dhuinn | [ɣuin] | Dihaoine 12 | valuable | |
| s | fios | [fis] | Dihaoine 7 | knowledge | |
| sabaid | [sapat] | Dihaoine 11 | fighting | ||
| Tense R | rudan | [ruʔn̩] | [ɹuʔn̩] | Diardaoin, line 2 | things |
| Lax r | dearbh | [ʤɛɾəv] | Dihaoine 15 | certain | |
| leòr | [ljor] | Dihaoine 1 | much | ||
| faireachdainn | [fɛːɾaxɡu] | [fɛɾaxku] | Diardaoin, line 5 | feel.vn | |
| Tense N | nuair | [nuəɾ] | Dihaoine 4 | when | |
| Lax n | rudan | [ruʔn̩] | [ɹuʔn̩] | Diardaoin, line 2 | things |
| Tense L | allt | [aulˠt] | Dihaoine 6 | stream | |
| Lax l | botal | [poʰtəlˠ] | Dihaoine 3 | bottle | |
| lathaichean | [lˠauaiçən] | Dihaoine 5 | days | ||
| falbh | [falˠav] | [fɐlaːv] | Diardaoin, line 2 | leave |
Slender Consonants
| Grapheme | Orthography | Transcription 1 | Transcription 2 | Source | Gloss/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | |||||
| b | |||||
| t | inntinn | [inːʤɪn] | [ĩːnʤɪ̃n] | Diardaoin, line 2 | mind |
| d | an-diugh | [anʤuh] | [ənʤuːh] | Diardaoin, line 1 | today |
| c | ceart (gu...) | [kʰɛɾʃku] | [kʰɛɹʃku] | Diardaoin, line 6 | right |
| g | choireigin | [hɤɾeikɪn] | [xɔɾɪkɪn] | Diardaoin, line 2 | some point |
| sgillinn | [skɪlʲɛn] | [skɪlɪɲ] | Diardaoin, line 6 | shilling loan word? | |
| ph | |||||
| bh | |||||
| mh | mheud | [vʲut] | [vĩət] | Diardaoin, line 5 | amount |
| ch | |||||
| dh/gh | bòidheachd | [bʰuʝaxk] | Diardaoin, line ̜ | beautyʼʼ | |
| dhen | [jɪnə] | [jɛ̃nə] | Diardaoin, line 6 | of the between-word epenthesis? | |
| s | sibh | [ʃɛv] | [ʃɪv] | Diardaoin, line1 | you.plural |
| tòiseachadh | [toʒəxə] | [tʰɔːʃəxə] | Diardaoin, line 3 | begin.vn | |
| mise | [miʃɛ] | [mɪʃə] | Diardaoin, line 4 | I (emphatic) | |
| Tense R | |||||
| Lax r | sgrìobhte | [skɾ̥iːʒtʃə] | Diciadain, line 3 | written | |
| Tense N | coinnich | [xɔnʲɪç] | Diciadain, line 14 | meet.fut | |
| Lax n | dhiot fhèin | [hjɔʰteːn] | Diciadain, line 11 | of.2sg self | |
| Tense L | ciallachadh (nar...) | [kʲʰiəɫ̪əxũ] | Diciadain, line 3 | mean/vn | |
| Lax l | sàbhailte | [saːvɪltʃə] | Diciadain, line 6 | safe |
