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===Phonology=== | ===Phonology=== | ||
Initially all 4 stops of An Bhlaoighne remain distinct: ''t th d dh'' become / | Initially all 4 stops of An Bhlaoighne remain distinct: ''t th d dh'' become /t̪⁼ t̪ʰ ð θ/. However, posttonal t and th both become /d̪/, and posttonal d and dh both become /ð/. Dheofáid has suprasegmental breathy voice deriving from post-tonal aspirated or breathy voiced consonants: ''rámhann'' 'its homology' becomes /r{{breathy|a}}{{breathy|ɨ}}m{{breathy|ə}}n/ but ''rámann'' 'its porch' becomes /raɨmən/. Breathy and modal voice are realized as modal and stød respectively by younger speakers, however. The phonology is otherwise not too different from Brythonic Celtic languages. There are lots of vowel/diphthong mergers though some An Bhlaoighne monophthongs turned into diphthongs like í /ei/. | ||
====Silent gh==== | ====Silent gh==== | ||
Dheofáid has vowel coloring from former gh - íogh sounds like /iw/. | Dheofáid has vowel coloring from former gh - íogh sounds like /iw/. | ||