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The Phonetic Text.

Phonetic Spelling. Ordinary Spelling. English.
eei eeisjg éisg of a fish
i min min meal
ï or ii sjï she
o qos cos foot
oo boo cow
ou qoul ca bh-fhuil where is?
oi oiărq adharc a horn
u muq muc a pig
uu tuu thou

ă, ĕ, ǐ, ŏ, ŭ, are obscure sounds of the ordinary short vowels, ă occurs frequently, the others rarely. i final has the value of y in English “city.”

b baan bán white
d madu madadh a dog
dj djæs deas pretty
dd meeădd-sjin meud-sin all that[1]
f fis fios knowledge
fj fjuu fiú worth
g (slender g) gæær geárr short
c (broad g) cas gas stalk
ç (broad asp.) mŏ çort ghort my field
h huc thug took
hj mŏ hjool sheól my sail
j mŏ jæærher[2] mo dhearbhráthair my brother
k (slender c). kool ceól music[3]
q (broad c). qos cos foot
x (q asp.) xirj chuir put[4]
l lee with
lj balje baile town
ll llonc long ship
llj lljæbwi leaba bed
m maq mac son
n noos nós custom
nj njïr nior neither
nn bonn bonn bottom
  1. Sound hard, as English d.
  2. Donegal pronunciation.
  3. k asp. = hj.
  4. q asp. often = h.