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The Sounds of Irish
Every language has its own catalogue of sounds. English speakers are all
familiar with the German or French R-sounds as being different, and very
difficult for them to pronounce. Similarly, the English W-sound is very
difficult for German speakers to pronounce, and they often replace it with
a V-sound. Most languages have thirty to forty sounds in their catalogue,
and English is typical in this regard. Many Polynesian languages -- Hawaiian,
for instance -- have only slightly more than a dozen. Some languages in
the Caucasus and in the Pacific Northwest of North America have over eighty.
The Irish language is on the upper end of this scale, making use of over
fifty sounds. Use the links below to learn more about these sounds.
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