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===Phonology===

Initially all 4 stops of An Bhlaoighne remain distinct: ''t th d dh'' become /t̪ θ d̪ ð/. However, posttonal t and th both become /d̪/, and posttonal d and dh both become /ð/. Dheofáid has suprasegmental breathy voice deriving from post-tonal aspirated or breathy voiced consonants: ''rámhann'' 'its cohomology' becomes /r{{breathy|a}}{{breathy|ɨ}}m{{breathy|ə}}n/ but ''rámann'' 'its porch' becomes /raɨmən/. The phonology is otherwise not too different from Brythonic Celtic languages. There are lots of vowel/diphthong mergers though some An Bhlaoighne monophthongs turned into diphthongs like í /ei/.

Initially all 4 stops of An Bhlaoighne remain distinct: ''t th d dh'' become /t̪ʰ θ d̪ ð/. However, posttonal t and th both become /d̪/, and posttonal d and dh both become /ð/. Dheofáid has suprasegmental breathy voice deriving from post-tonal aspirated or breathy voiced consonants: ''rámhann'' 'its cohomology' becomes /r{{breathy|a}}{{breathy|ɨ}}m{{breathy|ə}}n/ but ''rámann'' 'its porch' becomes /raɨmən/. The phonology is otherwise not too different from Brythonic Celtic languages. There are lots of vowel/diphthong mergers though some An Bhlaoighne monophthongs turned into diphthongs like í /ei/.

====Silent gh====

Dheofáid has vowel coloring from former gh - íogh sounds like /iw/.

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 ===Phonology===
-Initially all 4 stops of An Bhlaoighne remain distinct: ''t th d dh'' become /t̪ θ d̪ ð/. However, posttonal t and th both become /d̪/, and posttonal d and dh both become /ð/. Dheofáid has suprasegmental breathy voice deriving from post-tonal aspirated or breathy voiced consonants: ''rámhann'' 'its cohomology' becomes /r{{breathy|a}}{{breathy|ɨ}}m{{breathy|ə}}n/ but ''rámann'' 'its porch' becomes /raɨmən/. The phonology is otherwise not too different from Brythonic Celtic languages. There are lots of vowel/diphthong mergers though some An Bhlaoighne monophthongs turned into diphthongs like í /ei/.
+Initially all 4 stops of An Bhlaoighne remain distinct: ''t th d dh'' become /t̪ʰ θ d̪ ð/. However, posttonal t and th both become /d̪/, and posttonal d and dh both become /ð/. Dheofáid has suprasegmental breathy voice deriving from post-tonal aspirated or breathy voiced consonants: ''rámhann'' 'its cohomology' becomes /r{{breathy|a}}{{breathy|ɨ}}m{{breathy|ə}}n/ but ''rámann'' 'its porch' becomes /raɨmən/. The phonology is otherwise not too different from Brythonic Celtic languages. There are lots of vowel/diphthong mergers though some An Bhlaoighne monophthongs turned into diphthongs like í /ei/.
 ====Silent gh====
 Dheofáid has vowel coloring from former gh - íogh sounds like /iw/.