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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Scottish Gaelic pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Scottish Gaelic phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Scottish Gaelic.
| Consonants |
| IPA |
Examples |
IPA |
Examples |
| kʲ |
gille, fairrge, thig, chunnaic |
kʰʲ |
cìr |
| ç |
chì, balaich |
Also in çkʲ, e.g. mic, cluichd. |
| f |
fad, fead, pholl, pheann |
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| ɣ |
dhà, deireadh, ghaol, dragh |
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| h |
thonn, thig, shùil, sheòl |
Also in preaspirated stops, e.g. hp in tapaidh, ht̪ in cat, htʲ in cait. |
| j |
eala, beò, theàrn, iolaire, piuthar, shiùbhlainn |
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| ʝ |
dh’iarr, mhaoidheadh, cruaidh, gheall, aoigheachd, toigh |
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| k |
gaol, beagan, caileag, amharc |
kʰ |
còta |
| l |
mo leaba, cliathaich, baile, fuil |
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| ʎ |
leaba, slige, gille |
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| lˠ̪ |
làmh, balla, geal |
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| m |
mac, mic, lampa, ìm |
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| n |
mo nàire, anail, bean |
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| ɲ |
nighean, sneachda, cinneadh, ròin |
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| n̪ˠ |
nàire, snàmh, clann |
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| ŋ |
long, aingeal[1] |
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| p |
ball, nàbuidh, abair, corp |
pʰ |
peann, poll |
| rˠ |
rud, riochd, oirre, orra |
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| ɾ |
dà rud, mo riochd, crann, fear |
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| ɾʲ |
cridhe, fir |
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| s̪ |
solas, speal, sgialachd |
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| ʃ |
seòl, stiùir, slighe, snìomh |
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| t̪ |
dall, fada, ad, falt |
t̪ʰ |
tana |
| tʲ |
dìleas, maide, théid, fuilt |
tʲʰ |
tìr |
| v |
bhean, sàibh, mhàthair, deimhin, làmh |
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| x |
chòta, balach |
Also in xk, e.g. mac, olc, bochd. |
- ^ Palatalized to [ŋʲ] before /kʲ, kʰʲ/
| Monophthongs |
| IPA |
Examples |
| a |
mac, glaine |
| aː |
làmh, àite, gearr |
| e |
teth, fead, cheil |
| eː |
glè, chèile, beud |
| ə |
fada, baile |
| ɛ |
fear, each |
| ɛː |
cnàimh, sèimh |
| i |
mise, fios |
| iː |
ìseal, pìobaire, cinn |
| o |
tobar, bodhar |
| oː |
bò, còig |
| ɔ |
cnoc, sgoil, deoch |
| ɔː |
bròn, mòine, ceòl, corr |
| u |
ugh, bun, sgioltachadh, fliuch |
| uː |
cùl, sùil, diombach, tiurr, cunntas |
| ɯ |
duine, uisge |
| ɯː |
craobh, aois |
| ɤ |
dragh, ailm, creiseag, coire |
| ɤː |
fadhlach |
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| Diphthongs |
| IPA |
Examples |
| ai |
claidheamh, chaill, cainnt |
| au |
amharc, abhainn, ball, gann |
| ɛu |
seall, theann, dream |
| ia |
Niall, pian, feur, beul, fìon |
| iə |
fiacail, iasg, ceud, deug, sìos |
| ɔu |
toll, tonn, com |
| ua |
uamhasach, suainteadh, uaine |
| uə |
fuar, uair, buaidh |
| ɯi |
chraoibh, ghaoith, tuill, tuinn |
| ɤi |
maighdean, saidheamh, greim, coibhneil, oighre, coilltean, broinn |
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| Other symbols used in transcription of Scottish Gaelic pronunciation |
| IPA |
Explanation |
| ˈ |
Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable) for example uinneag [ˈɯnʲak] |
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