Re: some more Irish vowels


ranjit_mathews@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
English "mad" and
"made" have the same vowels as "mare" and "make" respectively, and are
indisputably distinct, even for MIMIM-speakers.

I have [m&d]*, [meId.], [mE:@] and [meIk].
*[m&:d] if the word is stressed

My "neigh" and "neighbor" have the same diphthongs as my "made" and
"maid" respectively; they are [eI] and [ei]. I prefer to transcribe
[ei] as [ej], though, like so:
[meId] = made
[mejd] = maid

Where (if anywhere) else in the world are "made" and "maid" not
homophonous?

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