Eclipsis

If you are looking for information on the nasalization of vowels see NasalVowel nasal vowels//

Nasalization is a morphophonological change triggered by certain function words (such as ar "our"). In words beginning with a vowel, this involves prefixing an orthographic <n-> in front of the word (e.g. ar n-athair, "our father"). In many (but not all) dialects the words that trigger nasalization also involves a change in the pronunciation of words beginning with InitialConsonantMutation initial consonants:

• words beginning with the voiced orthographic stops (actually unaspirated stops):
  • <b> (IPA [p]) is pronounced as if it was actually written <m> (IPA [m])) e.g. (ar bean is pronounced [ar mʲan])
  • <d> (IPA [t]) is pronounced as if it was actually written <n> (IPA [n]))

~-<g> (IPA[k]) is pronounced as if it was actually written<ng> (IPA [ŋ]) respectively.

• words beginning with certain voiceless (actually unaspirated) sounds:

  • (IPA [pʰ]) is pronounced as if was actually written (IPA [p])

  • <t> (IPA [tʰ]) is pronounced as if was actually written <d> (IPA [t])
  • <c> (IPA [kʰ]) is pronounced as if was actually written <g> (IPA [k])
  • <f> (IPA [f]) is pronounced as if was actually written <bh> (IPA [v])

In the Gaelic Grammar Wiki, words that trigger nasalization are marked with a superscript ""^{N"". This ""N"" is not pronounced. It is there to mark the effect on the following word. So if you see ur""N"", this would be pronounced as if it were <ur> in isolation, but the following word would show the effects of nasalization.}

In the closely related language of Irish nasalization is called eclipsis and is orthographically respresented.