bilabial | labio-velar | labio-dental | dental | alveolar | postalveolar | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal | |
stop | p, pʰ | t, tʰ | k, kʰ | |||||||
trill | r, r̥ | |||||||||
fricative | f, v | θ, ð | s, z | ʃ | χ | h | ||||
affricate | tʃ, dʒ | |||||||||
lateral fricative | ɬ | |||||||||
nasal | m, m̥ | n, n̥ | ŋ, ŋ̥ | |||||||
approximant | w | j | ||||||||
lateral approximant | l |
front | central | back | |
near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |
mid | ə | ||
open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
open | a |
front | back | |
close | iː | uː |
close-mid | eː | oː |
open | ɑː |
/ai/, /ɔi/, /ʊi/, /əi/, /ɪu/, /ɛu/, /au/, /əu/
Source: Jones, Glyn E. 1984. The Distinctive Vowels and Consonants of Welsh. Welsh Phonology: Selected Readings, edited by Martin J. Ball and Glyn E. Jones. Cardiff, University of Wales Press.
Contributed by: Anton Kukhto (kukhto@mit.edu)