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This template is used to produce a phonetic or phonemic representation (using the [[IPA]] system) of [[Irish language|Irish]] words or sounds, using natural spelling to avoid the need to search for the correct phonetic symbols. The result is wikilinked to [[Wikipedia:IPA for Irish]]. Optionally, an audio file can also be specified.

===Usage===
The number of parameters is always limited to 50.

Normal usage:
*<tt><nowiki>{{IPAc-ga|'|g|ae|l'|g'|@}}</nowiki></tt> produces {{IPAc-ga|'|g|ae|l'|g'|@}}
*<tt><nowiki>{{IPAc-ga|'|b|ai|l'|@|-|'|á|th|@|-|'|c'|l'|ia|th}}</nowiki></tt> produces {{IPAc-ga|'|b|ai|l'|@|-|'|á|th|@|-|'|c'|l'|ia|th}}

With an audio file:
*<tt><nowiki>{{IPAc-ga|AUD|Eire.ogg|'|éi|r'|@}}</nowiki></tt> produces {{IPAc-ga|AUD|Eire.ogg|'|éi|r'|@}}

To change the delimiters (for example, if several instances of the template need to be strung together because of the limit on the number of parameters):
*<tt><nowiki>{{IPAc-ga|[-|'|b|ai|l'|@|-|'|á|th|@|-|'|c'|l'|ia|th}}</nowiki></tt> produces {{IPAc-ga|[-|'|b|ai|l'|@|-|'|á|th|@|-|'|c'|l'|ia|th}}
The full range of special values for the first parameter (changing the delimiters and/or specifying that the next parameter is an audio file) is as follows:
*<tt>-- [- -] // /- -/ AUD -]AUD //AUD -/AUD<tt>

====Consonants====
The "broad" consonants are represented by the plain consonant, while the "slender" consonants are represented with an apostrophe ‹'› or [[prime (symbol)|prime]] ‹′› inside the parameter, after the consonant:
*<tt>b c</tt> (or <tt>k</tt>) <tt> d f g h l m n p r s t bh ch dh fh gh mh ph sh th</tt>
:versus
*<tt>b' c'</tt> (or <tt>k'</tt>) <tt> d' f' g' h' l' m' n' p' r' s' t' bh' ch' dh' fh' gh' mh' ph' sh' th'</tt>

The [[Irish_phonology#Fortis_and_lenis_sonorants|fortis]] coronals can be represented either by capitalizing the letter or doubling it:
*<tt>l n r l' n' r'</tt>
:versus
*<tt>L N R L' N' R'</tt> (or <tt>ll nn rr ll' nn' rr'</tt>)

[[Irish_initial_mutations#Eclipsis|Eclipsis]] and [[Irish_initial_mutations#Lenition|lenition]] can be inputted directly:
*<tt>bp dt gc mb nd ng bhf bp' dt' gc' mb' nd' ng' bhf'</tt>
*<tt>bh ch dh fh gh mh ph sh th ts bh' ch' dh' fh' gh' mh' ph' sh' th' ts'</tt>

====Vowels====

Vowels can for the most part be inputted as written in Irish, including [[multigraph (orthography)|multigraph]]s as long as ‹eabhai›.  Vowels with [[acute accent|''fada'']] may be inputted with it, with an apostrophe directly afterward, or with a colon ‹:›.

A few vowels, due to their ambiguity in the writing system, are set to output question marks.  Choice of vowel phoneme must be done manually:
*<tt>oi ei io ui</tt>

Schwa {{IPAblink|ə}}, which occurs in unstressed, [[vowel reduction|reduced]] syllables, can be inputted in a variety of ways:
*<tt>@ E y schwa</tt>

====Other====

The following parameters have special meanings:
*<tt>-</tt> (hyphen) for a space between words
*<tt>'</tt> (apostrophe) for a primary stress mark (placed before the stressed syllable)

Other values used as parameters will be displayed unconverted. (The conversion system is coded in [[Template:c-ga]].)

==See also==
*[[Template:Usage of IPA templates|Information on other IPA templates]]
*[[Wikipedia:IPA for Irish]]
*[[Irish phonology]]

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