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/a ɪ ʊ ə ɐ a: (e:) ɵ:~o: i: ʉ:~u: əj əw iə uə/ | /a ɪ ʊ ə ɐ a: (e:) ɵ:~o: i: ʉ:~u: əj əw iə uə/ | ||
OIr /a:/ after non-velarized consonants merges with OIr /e₂ː/ and is pronounced [a:~ä:] in young urban secular speech e.g. ''Gaibd ar Raħmán'' [ɐbdʲəɹˠəh'ma:n] After velarized consonants [ɔː] is used | OIr /a:/ after non-velarized consonants merges with OIr /e₂ː/ and is pronounced [a:~ä:] in young urban secular speech e.g. ''Gaibd ar Raħmán'' [ɐbdʲəɹˠəh'ma:n]; ''scéal'' [ɕcaːlˠ] 'news; story'. After velarized consonants [ɔː] is used. | ||
/ɐ/ is found as an "ayin-colored" reduced vowel in words of Arabic origin: e.g. Gaizíz /ɐˈʑiːɕ/ (male name) | /ɐ/ is found as an "ayin-colored" reduced vowel in words of Arabic origin: e.g. Gaizíz /ɐˈʑiːɕ/ (male name) | ||
=== Intonation === | === Intonation === | ||
Lifted from German | Lifted from German |
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