| Consonants
|
| Non-palatalised |
Palatalised
|
| IPA |
Examples |
IPA |
Examples
|
| b
|
boayl, braew, abane, abb
|
bʲ[2]
|
blein, beggan[3]
|
| pʰ
|
paart, plaggad, tappee, kipp
|
| m
|
mac, millish, gamman, follym
|
mʲ[4]
|
millt
|
| v
|
vacseen, vaghtoor, vac
|
| f
|
fastyr, fer, quoif
|
fj[5]
|
feeu
|
| d̪[6]
|
dorrys, dhoo, eddin, boandyrys, raad
|
dʲʒ
|
jannoo, jough, baljyn, cooid
|
| t̪θ
|
tarroo, thie, brattag, mohlt
|
tʲʃ
|
çheet, berçhag, caillt
|
| ɡ
|
goll, gra, argid, beg
|
ɡʲ
|
rug, clag, queig
|
| kʰ
|
coontey, muck, blockan
|
kʲç
|
keeill, kiune, Gaelg, markiagh
|
| n
|
noa, nearey, bane, creen
|
n̪ʲ
|
niart, dooinney, Nerin
|
| ŋ[7]
|
ainyn, çhing, bangan
|
| l
|
luss, slaynt, gial
|
lʲ
|
lheid, lhiggey, billey, shiauill
|
| ɾ
|
ram, creen, arran, mooar
|
| s
|
sourey, scaddan, caslys
|
ʃ
|
shoh, nish, toshiaght
|
| x
|
cha, chaie, jinnagh, smaghtey, agh
|
xʲ
|
my chialg, da cheilley, my chione
|
| h
|
hoght, Jeheiney
|
| w
|
mwaagh, quaagh, walkey
|
| j
|
yeealley, yiarn, eeastagh
|
|
| Monophthongs
|
| Short |
Long
|
| IPA |
Examples |
IPA |
Examples
|
| a
|
mac, slattys
|
aː
|
niart, balley, convayrt
|
| e
|
kesh, feddyn, çhengey
|
eː
|
shey, eayst, garey
|
| i
|
earish, jinneyr
|
iː
|
saveenagh, eeym
|
| o
|
goll, conney, buggane
|
oː
|
moal, loayrt, gerjoilagh
|
| u
|
gunn, muck, aarloo, burkan
|
uː
|
broogh, annoon, lhiurid
|
| ə
|
dyn, carrane, balley
|
|
| Other symbols used in transcription of Manx pronunciation
|
| IPA |
Explanation
|
| ˈ
|
Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable) for example neu-deyr [nʲuˈdeːɾ]
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