Re: some more Irish vowels

"Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...>
ranjit_mathews@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

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?

Well, since you asked, there are several places in the world where they're not homophonous. In the Shire of Angus, "made" is [med] while "maid" is [me:d]. In the upper Swansea Valley, "made" is [me:d] while "maid" is [meId].

But if, as I expect, it was a rhetorical question, the answer is, no, I've no idea what Ranjit's getting at here either.

John.





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