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Diphthongs are simply the gliding sound of two vowels, where the sound of the first vowel glides into the next in one easy motion. Dineen and Quin (see bibliography) recognized as many as twenty-one in the old manuscripts, while modern Irish recognizes only four. I won't list them all, just the ones I think you are most likely to run across. They are not hard to pronounce, if you keep a couple of things in mind. First, the diphthong is but one syllable. Secondly, pay attention to the flanking consonants and their long or short case. |
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