Transcriptions of Broad and Slender Consonants
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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 |
