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In the following examples the words underlined are pronounced alike in Munster and Connaught.

60. Whenever a or ea (both short), occurring in the first syllable of a word is followed by ḂA, ḂR, ḂL, ṀA, ṀR, or by a protected liquid (except r), the a or ea is pronounced “ou”i.e., like the “ou” in “house” or the “ow” in “how.

N.B.— PRODUCES A NASAL DIPHTHONG.

In Dēsi the protected liquids produce a strongly nasal diphthong in the above cases, and the diphthong itself is somewhat like a—ou.

aḃa aḃaċ aḃainn aḃrán
am ann annsa annsaċt
aṁrán aṁarc aṁas aṁastar
aṁlaiḋ aṁras blanndar calltar
ball bantraċt beann canncar ceann
caḃair cam canntlaċt claḃra cleaṁnas
ceanntar ceannsa dall dranndal
crann daḃaċ fallsa fallsaċt
dranntán dream fealltaċ franncaċ
fann feall gaḃaim gaḃal
gaḃa gaḃann gall gallda
gaḃar gaḃlóg ganndal geanncaċ
gaṁain gann geallta geaṁar
geall geallfad laḃraim laḃras
laḃair laḃairt leaḃarlann mall
leaḃar leaḃarlán leaḃrán meaḃal meaḃlac
manntaċ meaḃair meallfad meallta
meaḃraċ meall

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