Difference between revisions of "Transcriptions of Nasalized Fricatives"

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| do dhèana'''mh'''
 
| do dhèana'''mh'''
 
| [dəjanəv]
 
| [dəjanəv]
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| [dəjãnə̃v]
 
| Diardaoin, line 6
 
| Diardaoin, line 6
 
| ''make''
 
| ''make''
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| dhèanamh
 
| dhèanamh
 
| [ʝanɛv]
 
| [ʝanɛv]
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| [jianə̃v]
 
| Diardaoin, line 15
 
| Diardaoin, line 15
 
| ''doing''
 
| ''doing''
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| dhai'''bh'''
 
| dhai'''bh'''
 
| [ɣaɪv]
 
| [ɣaɪv]
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| [ɣaɪv]
 
| Diardaoin, line 4
 
| Diardaoin, line 4
 
| ''to him/her/it''
 
| ''to him/her/it''
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| '''bh'''a
 
| '''bh'''a
 
| [va]
 
| [va]
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| [va]
| Diardaoin, line 5
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| Diardaoin, line 4
 
| ''be.past''
 
| ''be.past''
 
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| '''bh'''rèagha
 
| '''bh'''rèagha
 
| [vɾi.aː]
 
| [vɾi.aː]
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| [vɾi.aː]
 
| Diardaoin, line 5
 
| Diardaoin, line 5
 
| ''pretty''
 
| ''pretty''
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| thaobh
 
| thaobh
 
| [hɯv]
 
| [hɯv]
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| [hɯːv]
 
| Diardaoin, line 7
 
| Diardaoin, line 7
 
| ''side''
 
| ''side''
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| '''bh'''ith
 
| '''bh'''ith
 
| [vi]
 
| [vi]
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| [vi]
 
| Diardaoin, line 7
 
| Diardaoin, line 7
 
| ''be.vn''
 
| ''be.vn''
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| si'''bh''' ag
 
| si'''bh''' ag
 
| [ʃiva]
 
| [ʃiva]
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| [ʃɪvak]
 
| Diardaoin, line 9
 
| Diardaoin, line 9
 
| ''you.plural progressive''
 
| ''you.plural progressive''

Latest revision as of 17:46, 18 October 2009

Following are transcriptions (each word will be transcribed by two people) of potential "nasalized fricatives," which have been included in the sound inventory of Scottish Gaelic, although it has been claimed that nasalized fricatives are physiologically impossible. Also included are examples of their oral counterparts.

The sound files come from a native speaker of the Skye dialect.

Nasalized Fricatives

Orthography Transcription 1 Transcription 2 Source Notes
a-riamh [əðiəv] Dihaoine, line 6 ever
talamh gu domhainn [t̪halˠas kə t̪õɨn] Dihaoine, line 10
mhór [ṽo:ɾ] [võ:ɾ] Dimairt, line 3 big
mheud [vʲut] [vĩət] Diardaoin, line 5 amount
do dhèanamh [dəjanəv] [dəjãnə̃v] Diardaoin, line 6 make
mhothachadh Diardoin, line 11 perceive.vn
dhèanamh [ʝanɛv] [jianə̃v] Diardaoin, line 15 doing
a’ mhìorbhaill [ə vĩːəɾvɪl] Diciadain, line 1 the miracle

Corresponding Oral Fricatives

Orthography Transcription 1 Transcription 2 Source Notes
dearbh [ʤɛɾəv] Dihaoine, line 15
bheil [vɛl] Dihaoine, line 2 be.pres
bhuidhe [vuʝə] [vuʝə] Dimairt, line 9 yellow
sibh [ʃɛv] [ʃɪv] Diardaoin, line 1 you.pl
bhitheas [vɪs] [vɪs] Diardaoin, line 2 be.relfut
falbh [falˠav] [fɐlaːv] Diardaoin, line 2 leave
bho [və] [və] Diardaoin, line 2 from
dhaibh [ɣaɪv] [ɣaɪv] Diardaoin, line 4 to him/her/it
bha [va] [va] Diardaoin, line 4 be.past
dealbh [d͡ʒalav] [ʧaɫav] Diardaoin, line 5(&10) picture
bhrèagha [vɾi.aː] [vɾi.aː] Diardaoin, line 5 pretty
thaobh [hɯv] [hɯːv] Diardaoin, line 7 side
bhith [vi] [vi] Diardaoin, line 7 be.vn
sibh ag [ʃiva] [ʃɪvak] Diardaoin, line 9 you.plural progressive
a’ mhìorbhaill [ə vĩːəɾvɪl] Diciadain, line 1 the miracle
bhailte [saːvɪltʃə] Diciadain, line 6 saved
do bhean [t̪ʰə fɛ̃n] Diciadain, line 8 your (sg) wife

See also