Verse:Irta/Irish: Difference between revisions

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(/ denotes a broad/slender pair.)
(/ denotes a broad/slender pair.)
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(Irta and CF Trician Irish both have 5 phonemic vowel qualities.)
Irta and CF Trician Irish both have 5 phonemic vowel qualities:
a/ia ā/i
a/ia ā/i
oe/e oē/ē
oe/e oē/ē
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o/io ō/iō
o/io ō/iō
u/iu ū/iū
u/iu ū/iū
īe ūo īa aj/iaj oj/ej aw/iaw ow/ew
 
a = broad ə, e = slender ə (written as y/i when pronounced as [ɪ])
Diphthongs: īe ūo īa aj/iaj oj/ej aw/iaw ow/ew
ı = soft sign
 
Schwa: a = broad ə, e = slender ə (written as y/i when pronounced as [ɪ])
 
consonants: b c ch d gh f g h j l ll m n nn ng p r rr s t v, z in loans  
consonants: b c ch d gh f g h j l ll m n nn ng p r rr s t v, z in loans  
ı = soft sign
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