Vowels - Eachdraidh nam mùthaidhean

Akerbeltz: /* Open and rounded vowels */

2019-06-14T16:22:01Z

Open and rounded vowels

Akerbeltz: /* Long and short */

2018-06-21T09:21:24Z

Long and short

Akerbeltz 15:16, 16 dhen Fhaoilleach 2016

2016-01-16T15:16:46Z

Akerbeltz 15:14, 16 dhen Fhaoilleach 2016

2016-01-16T15:14:55Z

Akerbeltz: /* Short [i] and long [iː] */

2013-11-09T10:26:11Z

Short [i] and long [iː]

Akerbeltz: /* Short [i] and long [iː] */

2013-11-09T10:25:56Z

Short [i] and long [iː]

Akerbeltz: /* Short [i] and long [iː] */

2013-11-09T10:25:46Z

Short [i] and long [iː]

Akerbeltz: /* Short [i] and long [iː] */

2013-11-09T10:25:35Z

Short [i] and long [iː]

Susanharris: /* Short [ɯ] and Short [ɤ] */

2013-10-09T05:29:51Z

Short [ɯ] and Short [ɤ]

Akerbeltz: /* Short [a] and long [aː] */

2013-10-03T11:03:40Z

Short [a] and long [aː]

@@ Loidhne 43: / Loidhne 43: @@
 ==Open and rounded vowels==
-<p style="text-align: left;">You may have noticed that there is a slight difference between the two short <span style="color: #008000;">e</span> sounds and the two short <span style="color: #008000;">o</span> sounds.  These differences can be deducted from the spelling but it's not obvious so we'll explain that elsewhere.  Listen to them again for now:</p>
+<p style="text-align: left;">You may have noticed that there is a slight difference between the two short <span style="color: #008000;">e</span> sounds and the two short <span style="color: #008000;">o</span> sounds.  These differences can be deduced from the spelling but it's not obvious so we'll explain that elsewhere.  Listen to them again for now:</p>
 {| style="width: 25%;" border="0"

@@ Loidhne 2: / Loidhne 2: @@
 ==Long and short==
-Gaelic uses the five symbols<span style="color: #008000;"> a, o, u, i, e</span> to represent a large number of Gaelic vowel sounds.  This is achieved by using accents and by combining the five basic vowels in various ways.  In Gaelic there are both short and long vowels.  Long vowels are indicated by means of accents.  There are two accents used in Scottish Gaelic:
+Gaelic uses the five symbols<span style="color: #008000;"> a, o, u, i, e</span> to represent a large number of Gaelic vowel sounds.  This is achieved by using accents and by combining the five basic vowels in various ways.  In Gaelic there are both short and long vowels (and they often differentiate different words, for more on that, check out [[Why you should pay attention to long vowels|this]] page).  Long vowels are indicated by means of accents.  There are two accents used in Scottish Gaelic:
 *the acute ( <span style="color: #008000;">´</span> ) found only on the letters <span style="color: #008000;">e</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">o</span> (and <span style="color: #008000;">á</span> in the words <span style="color: #008000;">á</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">ás</span>)
 *the grave ( <span style="color: #008000;">`</span> ) found on a, o, u, i, e

@@ Loidhne 8: / Loidhne 8: @@
 The difference in pronunciation between <span style="color: #008000;">a, o, u, i, e</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">à, ò, ù, ì, è</span> respectively is one of pure length.  The difference on the other hand between <span style="color: #008000;">è, ò</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">é, ó</span> respectively is one of quality.  Listen to the difference between <span style="color: #008000;">è</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">é</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">ò</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">ó</span>:
-[[File:Vowels01.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels01.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 25%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 58: / Loidhne 58: @@
 Here are some more words to practice your pronunciation of Scottish Gaelic vowels:
 ===Short [i] and long [iː]===
-[[File:Vowels02.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels02.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 130: / Loidhne 130: @@
 ===Short [e] and long [eː]===
-[[File:Vowels03.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels03.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Short [e] from <span style="color: #008000;">e(i), ea</span></strong>
@@ Loidhne 193: / Loidhne 193: @@
 ===Short [ɛ] and long [ɛː]===
-[[File:Vowels04.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels04.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 227: / Loidhne 227: @@
 ===Short [a] and long [aː]===
-[[File:Vowels05.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels05.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 50%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 321: / Loidhne 321: @@
 ===Short [ɔ] and long [ɔː]===
-[[File:Vowels06.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels06.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 361: / Loidhne 361: @@
 |}
-[[File:Vowels07.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels07.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Long [ɔː] from <span style="color: #008000;">ò(i), eò
@@ Loidhne 407: / Loidhne 407: @@
 ===Short [o] and long [oː]===
-[[File:Vowels08.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels08.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 456: / Loidhne 456: @@
 ===Short [u] and long [uː]===
-[[File:Vowels09.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels09.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 534: / Loidhne 534: @@
 ===Long [ɯː]===
 There are two other long vowels in Scottish Gaelic.  The first is spelled <span style="color: #008000;">ao</span> and is pronounced like long <span style="color: #008000;">ù</span> but with the lips spread (i.e. not rounded).  Listen to the following examples:
-[[File:Vowels10.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels10.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Long [ɯː] from <span style="color: #008000;">ao</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #008000;"><span style="color: #000000;">like [uː] but with spread lips (grin like a maniac while saying it) </span></span></strong>
@@ Loidhne 564: / Loidhne 564: @@
 ===Long [ɤː]===
 The other long vowel in Gaelic occurs in words spelled <span style="color: #008000;">adh</span> + consonant
-[[File:Vowels11.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels11.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>[ɤː] from </strong><span style="color: #008000;">adh/agh</span> + Consonant</strong><strong><span style="color: #008000;"><span style="color: #000000;">You can produce this sound by making an [oː] and spreading your lips at the same time (as if you were grinning widely).</span></span></strong>
@@ Loidhne 580: / Loidhne 580: @@
 ===Short [ɯ] and Short [ɤ]===
 Note: Both of these long vowels ([ɯː] and [ɤː]) have short variants.  The short form of <span style="color: #008000;">ao</span> occurs in some words spelled <span style="color: #008000;">-ui-</span>.  The short form of <span style="color: #008000;">adh</span> + consonant occurs in words spelled <span style="color: #008000;">-agh-, -adh-</span> and in some words spelled with <span style="color: #008000;">-oi-</span>.
-[[File:Vowels12.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels12.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Short [ɯ] from <span style="color: #008000;">u</span><span style="color: #008000;">i</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #008000;"><span style="color: #000000;">. Like [ɯː] but short </span></span></strong>
@@ Loidhne 591: / Loidhne 591: @@
-[[File:Vowels13.mp3]]<br />
+[[File:vowels13.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Short [ɤ] from <span style="color: #008000;">-(e)agh, -(e)adh, -oi-</span><span style="color: #008000;"></span></strong>

@@ Loidhne 8: / Loidhne 8: @@
 The difference in pronunciation between <span style="color: #008000;">a, o, u, i, e</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">à, ò, ù, ì, è</span> respectively is one of pure length.  The difference on the other hand between <span style="color: #008000;">è, ò</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">é, ó</span> respectively is one of quality.  Listen to the difference between <span style="color: #008000;">è</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">é</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">ò</span> and <span style="color: #008000;">ó</span>:
-[[File:Vowels01.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels01.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 25%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 58: / Loidhne 58: @@
 Here are some more words to practice your pronunciation of Scottish Gaelic vowels:
 ===Short [i] and long [iː]===
-[[File:Vowels02.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels02.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 130: / Loidhne 130: @@
 ===Short [e] and long [eː]===
-[[File:Vowels03.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels03.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Short [e] from <span style="color: #008000;">e(i), ea</span></strong>
@@ Loidhne 193: / Loidhne 193: @@
 ===Short [ɛ] and long [ɛː]===
-[[File:Vowels04.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels04.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 227: / Loidhne 227: @@
 ===Short [a] and long [aː]===
-[[File:Vowels05.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels05.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 50%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 321: / Loidhne 321: @@
 ===Short [ɔ] and long [ɔː]===
-[[File:Vowels06.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels06.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 361: / Loidhne 361: @@
 |}
-[[File:Vowels07.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels07.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Long [ɔː] from <span style="color: #008000;">ò(i), eò
@@ Loidhne 407: / Loidhne 407: @@
 ===Short [o] and long [oː]===
-[[File:Vowels08.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels08.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 456: / Loidhne 456: @@
 ===Short [u] and long [uː]===
-[[File:Vowels09.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels09.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
@@ Loidhne 534: / Loidhne 534: @@
 ===Long [ɯː]===
 There are two other long vowels in Scottish Gaelic.  The first is spelled <span style="color: #008000;">ao</span> and is pronounced like long <span style="color: #008000;">ù</span> but with the lips spread (i.e. not rounded).  Listen to the following examples:
-[[File:Vowels10.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels10.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Long [ɯː] from <span style="color: #008000;">ao</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #008000;"><span style="color: #000000;">like [uː] but with spread lips (grin like a maniac while saying it) </span></span></strong>
@@ Loidhne 564: / Loidhne 564: @@
 ===Long [ɤː]===
 The other long vowel in Gaelic occurs in words spelled <span style="color: #008000;">adh</span> + consonant
-[[File:Vowels11.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels11.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>[ɤː] from </strong><span style="color: #008000;">adh/agh</span> + Consonant</strong><strong><span style="color: #008000;"><span style="color: #000000;">You can produce this sound by making an [oː] and spreading your lips at the same time (as if you were grinning widely).</span></span></strong>
@@ Loidhne 580: / Loidhne 580: @@
 ===Short [ɯ] and Short [ɤ]===
 Note: Both of these long vowels ([ɯː] and [ɤː]) have short variants.  The short form of <span style="color: #008000;">ao</span> occurs in some words spelled <span style="color: #008000;">-ui-</span>.  The short form of <span style="color: #008000;">adh</span> + consonant occurs in words spelled <span style="color: #008000;">-agh-, -adh-</span> and in some words spelled with <span style="color: #008000;">-oi-</span>.
-[[File:Vowels12.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels12.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Short [ɯ] from <span style="color: #008000;">u</span><span style="color: #008000;">i</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #008000;"><span style="color: #000000;">. Like [ɯː] but short </span></span></strong>
@@ Loidhne 591: / Loidhne 591: @@
-[[File:Vowels13.ogg|noicon|90px]]
+[[File:Vowels13.mp3]]<br />
 {| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Short [ɤ] from <span style="color: #008000;">-(e)agh, -(e)adh, -oi-</span><span style="color: #008000;"></span></strong>

@@ Loidhne 60: / Loidhne 60: @@
 [[File:Vowels02.ogg|noicon|90px]]
-{| style="width: 60%;" border="0"
+{| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" |<strong>Short [i] from <span style="color: #008000;">i(o)</span></strong>
 |-
@@ Loidhne 96: / Loidhne 96: @@
-{| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
+{| style="width: 60%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Long [iː] (from <span style="color: #008000;">i, ì</span><span style="color: #008000;">, ìo</span>)</strong>
 |-

@@ Loidhne 119: / Loidhne 119: @@
 | '''[kʲiːLʲ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''cill'''</span> || churchyard
 |-
-| '''[fiːr]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''fìor'''</span> || true
+| '''[fiːr]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''fìor'''</span> || true (this speaker has the common variant [fiər])
 |-
-| '''[ʃiːs]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''sìos'''</span> || down!
+| '''[ʃiːs]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''sìos'''</span> || down! (this speaker has the common variant [ʃiərs])
 |-
 | '''[ʃiːdə]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''sìoda'''</span> || silk
 |-
-| '''[krʲiːx]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''crìoch'''</span> || border (n.)
+| '''[krʲiːx]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''crìoch'''</span> || border (n.) (this speaker has the common variant [krʲiəx])
 |-
 |}

@@ Loidhne 229: / Loidhne 229: @@
 [[File:Vowels05.ogg|noicon|90px]]
-{| style="width: 30%;" border="0"
+{| style="width: 50%;" border="0"
 !colspan="3;" align="left" | <strong>Short [a] from <span style="color: #008000;">a(i), ea
 </span></strong>
@@ Loidhne 253: / Loidhne 253: @@
 | '''[baLəx]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''balach'''</span> || boy
 |-
-| '''[faLəv]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''falamh'''</span> || empty (this speaker has the common spoken variant [faLu])
+| '''[faLəv]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''falamh'''</span> || empty (this speaker has the common spoken variant '''[faLu]''')
 |-
 | '''[tahbɪ]''' || <span style="color: #008000;">'''tapaidh'''</span> || quick