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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: | |||
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 | ||
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 | |||
</poem> | </poem> | ||