User:Blisco/Gaelic

This is a project to correct inaccurate IPA Gaelic pronunciations of Scottish mountains. Collaboration is encouraged, especially if you have a good knowledge of Gaelic (I don't!) and/or IPA.

These are the rules I'm following (comments welcome!):


 * No need to give transcriptions for anglicised names - as a rule of thumb, any hills spelled Ben rather than Beinn.
 * Transcriptions can be fairly broad (so diacritics can mostly be omitted), but should be as a native Gaelic speaker would pronounce them. (If the non-Gaelic-speaking majority of walkers pronounce them differently that's up to them - it can be dealt with in the text if appropriate.)

Some issues I can't quite resolve:


 * There seem to be various ways of dealing with the distinction between voiced and unvoiced broad consonants. I'm going with the simplest option, using b=[b], d=[d], g=[g], and p=[p], t=[t], c=[k], but transcribing g as [k] after s (sgurr = [skur]). I'm not sure how accurate this is, but it somehow feels right.
 * The Fuaimean na Gàidhlig site (see below) gives slender t and d as and . I've been going with this, but wonder if  and  are a) more usual and b) more accurate for most speakers?

Useful links:
 * Munromagic - has sound files for all the Munros but I'm not convinced of its accuracy.
 * Fuaimean na Gàidhlig - complete guide to Gaelic pronunciation with very narrow IPA. This is my main source.
 * My own IPA charts (not using these any more)

Munros

 * Ben More (Crianlarich) remove done
 * Stob Binnein done
 * Ben Lui remove done
 * Beinn Ime done
 * Ben Vorlich (Loch Earn)
 * Ben Lomond remove done
 * Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond)
 * Beinn Narnain done


 * Ben Lawers remove done
 * Beinn Ghlas done
 * Schiehallion done
 * Stuchd an Lochain done
 * Meall Buidhe, Glen Lyon done


 * Bidean nam Bian done
 * Ben Cruachan done
 * Meall a' Bhuiridh done
 * Stob Coire Sgreamhach done
 * Beinn a' Bheithir -,  done
 * Buachaille Etive Mòr -,  done
 * Aonach Eagach -,  done
 * Buachaille Etive Beag -,  done


 * Sgurr a' Mhàim done


 * Aonach Beag done
 * Aonach Mòr done
 * Càrn Mor Dearg done


 * Lochnagar - delete done
 * Glas Maol done


 * Ben Macdui delete done
 * Braeriach done - or ?
 * Cairn Toul done
 * Sgor an Lochain Uaine done?
 * Cairn Gorm delete
 * Beinn Mheadhoin
 * Ben Avon


 * Creag Meagaidh


 * Sgurr na Ciche
 * Ladhar Bheinn


 * Carn Eige


 * Sgurr Choinnich


 * Liathach - ,
 * Beinn Eighe - ,
 * Beinn Alligin (best omitted from text) - ,


 * Sgurr Mor
 * An Teallach - ,


 * Beinn Dearg (Ullapool)
 * Ben Wyvis - Glas Leathad Mor


 * Ben Hope done, but isn't really necessary


 * Sgurr Alasdair done
 * Ben More (Mull) delete
 * Sgurr nan Gillean done
 * Am Basteir
 * Bla Bheinn

Corbetts

 * Beinn Dearg (Torridon)
 * Foinaven
 * Meall Buidhe
 * Leum Uilleim
 * Fuar Tholl
 * Beinn an Lochain
 * Beinn Bhàn
 * Sgurr Dhomhnuill
 * Ben Ledi - fine
 * Caisteal Abhail
 * Ben Rinnes - fine in RP
 * Askival
 * Sgurr an Utha
 * Arkle
 * Beinn an Oir
 * Glamaig
 * Ben Loyal

Grahams

 * Beinn Shiantaidh - needs adding
 * Beinn a' Chaolais - needs adding
 * Ben Stack - OK in RP
 * Marsco
 * Morven, Caithness
 * Pap of Glencoe (Sgorr na Ciche)
 * Stac Pollaidh
 * Suilven - removed
 * The Storr