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Níl cead agat an leathanach seo a athrú, mar gheall ar an fáth seo a leanas:

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I (Jake Dalzell) spent two weeks in the Donegal Gaeltacht in June 2025. Here are some words I heard that refer to the natural world, animals, etc. Note here the non-standard [è] is a vowel between [ɛ] and [e]. ==== Beathach ==== ''horse'' Árainn Mhór [bèəx], ''ar a bheathach'' [ɛr ə ˈv´èəx] Compare Toraigh [b´aː]<ref name="Hamilton"></ref>. ==== Cáitheadh na dtonn ==== ''sea spray'' Rann na Feirste [kæhu] This has been merged with ''caitheadh'' which is pronounced the same way. ==== Caora ==== Rann na Feirste gen. pl. [ɴə gᴇːrəx] This is the traditional genitive plural, with a different vowel [ᴇː] to the nominative [ɯː]. ==== Clár ==== ''flat plain (of the sea)'' Toraigh “Tá an fharraige 'na chlár.” ==== Creabhar ==== ''cleg, horsefly'' Árainn Mhór [k´r´awer], pl. [nə ˈk´r´awer´] ==== Creimeadh isteach ==== ''Erosion, undercutting (of a cliff)'' Rann na Feirste [k´r´ɛm´u] ==== Crúbóg ==== ''Edible Crab (''Cancer pagurus'')'' Compare ''portán''. This distinction was known to speakers from Árainn Mhór and Rann na Feirste. ==== Dos ==== ''A small tuft of grass'' Toraigh [dʌs] “Ní fhásfadh dos ar bith ansin” (of a barren place) ==== Gaoth chothrom ==== ''Even wind'' Toraigh [gɯː ˈxɔr̥əm] ==== Giobach ==== ''choppy, rough (of the sea)'' Toraigh [g´ʌbɑ] ==== Glas binne ==== ''trapped below a cliff'' Rann na Feirste: Tá caora faoi ghlas binne [fiː ɰʟɑs b´ɪ̈ɴ´ə] ''A sheep has gone down a cliff and is now trapped below it.'' ==== Iomghaoth ==== ''Sudden strong gust of wind'' Toraigh pl. [ʌˈmiaha] Interesting that the stress is on the second syllable – could be an idiosyncracy or perhaps due to the word having a compound origin (im- + gaoth). The speaker commented that this was a “focal a bhí ag na seandaoiní”. ==== Leathach ==== ''wrack (seaweed)'' Árainn Mhór [L´èəx] Compare Toraigh [ʟ´aː]<ref name="Hamilton"></ref>, which is rhymed with trágha [trɑː] in the song ''Beití Sailí Deain'': <blockquote> ''Nuair a théimse siar chun na trágha'' ''A chur amach bodóg agus leathach'' </blockquote> ==== Mea Ghabhair? ==== ''Snipe'' an Spidéal [ˌm´æː ˈɣawer´] I know this isn't an Ulster dialect but I heard it when I was in Donegal so I'm putting it here... ==== Portán ==== ''Shore Crab'' Árainn Mhór [partan] Compare ''crúbóg''. This distinction was known to speakers from Árainn Mhór and Rann na Feirste. ==== Ruball ==== Rann na Feirste gen. [rʌb´l´ə ~ rʌbl´ə] ==== Saotharcán ==== ''Lapwing'' Rann na Feirste [sᴇːrkan] Compare Toraigh ''saotharcóg'' [sᴇːrkɔg].<ref name="Hamilton"></ref> ==== Sceartán ==== ''tick'' Árainn Mhór [ɕk´artan] ==== Sceith ==== ''spawning (of herring)'' Rann na Feirste [ɕk´e] The vowel here was almost approaching [ɪ]. ==== Stacán ==== ''sea stack'' Rann na Feirste [stakan] = References = <ref name="Hamilton">Hamilton, J. N. (1974). ''A phonetic study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal.'' Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast. </ref>

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