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exercise XXIV
§ 156. We have seen in §§75-78 how the short vowels are lengthened in Munster before double consonants. The short vowel-sounds represented by the digraphs in §132, are lengthened in the same way by Munster speakers. Thus—
| ea | is pronounced e-ou, or almost you |
| io | is pronounced i-oo or almost yoo |
| ai oi ui ei |
In some parts of Munster, all these are pronounced like (ei); as a rule, however, ui is pronounced úi, that is (ee). |
§ 157. Words
| Conn. | Munster | ||
| aill | a cliff | (al) | (eil) |
| aimsir | weather | (am'-shir) | (eim'-shir) |
| ceann | a head | (kaN) | (k-youN) |
| fionn | fair-haired | (fi-N) | (f-yooN) |
| mioll | delay | (mwel) | (mweil) |
| suim | heed | (sim) | (seem) |
| coiste | a coach | (kōsh'-tĕ) | (kōsh'-tĕ) |
| carbad | a coach | (kor'-bădh) | (kor'-bădh) |
| sgilling | a shilling | (sgil'-ing) | (sgil'-ing) |
| tais | soft, damp | (thash) | (thash) |
note that
phonetic
symbols
are
not
necessarily
pronounced
as in English
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