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] | 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] | Diardaoin, line 2 | things | |
| Lax r | dearbh | [ʤɛɾəv] | Dihaoine 15 | certain | |
| leòr | [ljor] | Dihaoine 1 | much | ||
| faireachdainn | [fɛːɾaxɡu] | Diardaoin, line 5 | feelings | ||
| Tense N | nuair | [nuəɾ] | Dihaoine 4 | when | |
| Lax n | rudan | [ruʔn̩] | 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] | Diardaoin, line 2 | leave |
Slender Consonants
| Grapheme | Orthography | Transcription 1 | Transcription 2 | Source | Gloss/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | |||||
| b | |||||
| t | inntinn | [inːʤɪn] | Diardaoin, line 2 | mind | |
| d | an-diugh | [anʤuh] | Diardaoin, line 1 | today | |
| c | ceart gu | [kʰɛɾʃku] | Diardaoin, line 6 | right (adv) | |
| g | choireigin | [hɤɾeikɪn] | Diardaoin, line 2 | some point | |
| sgillinn | [skɪlʲɛn] | Diardaoin, line 6 | shilling loan word? | ||
| ph | |||||
| bh | |||||
| mh | mheud | [vʲut] | Diardaoin, line 5 | amount | |
| ch | |||||
| dh/gh | bòidheachd | [bʰuʝaxk] | Diardaoin, line ̜ | beautyʼʼ | |
| dhen | [jɪnə] | Diardaoin, line 6 | of the between-word epenthesis? | ||
| s | sibh | [ʃɛv] | Diardaoin, line1 | you.plural | |
| tòiseachadh | [toʒəxə] | Diardaoin, line 3 | begin.vn | ||
| mise | [miʃɛ] | 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 | [kʲʰiəɫ̪əxũ] | Diciadain, line 3 | mean/vn | |
| Lax l | sàbhailte | [saːvɪltʃə] | Diciadain, line 6 | safe |
