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Irish pronunciation?

  • 12-06-2017 12:38pm
    #1
    Bredabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,170 ✭✭✭


    I couldn't find an irish language thread that covered this,
    we have a young woman called Aoife, is this pronounced afa or efa?
    Everyone seems to have a different version and aoife rolls her eyes when asked for clarification.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



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  • #2
    Zzippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,166 ✭✭✭✭Zzippy


    Bredabe wrote: »
    I couldn't find an irish language thread that covered this,
    we have a young woman called Aoife, is this pronounced afa or efa?
    Everyone seems to have a different version and aoife rolls her eyes when asked for clarification.

    It's usually Eefa, but really, whatever she tells you her name is is how you should pronounce it.


  • #3
    Bredabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,170 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    Zzippy wrote: »
    It's usually Eefa, but really, whatever she tells you her name is is how you should pronounce it.
    Where I grew up it was a rare name and pronounced afa(like it's spelled), and as she isn't enlightening us.............
    I wonder if it's a dialect thing, efa-v-afa?

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



  • #4
    elefant
    Registered Users Posts: 4,672 ✭✭✭elefant


    Bredabe wrote: »
    Where I grew up it was a rare name and pronounced afa(like it's spelled), and as she isn't enlightening us.............
    I wonder if it's a dialect thing, efa-v-afa?

    I've never heard it pronounced like that.

    It's pronounced Eefa.


  • #5
    Redhairedguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭Redhairedguy


    Definitely think a dialect thing. I've friends from Donegal who pronounce the name Áine, which would be 'Awn-ya' to us, as Ann-ya or Enn-ya (sail away sail away sail away). Also, Róisín (Ro-sheen) as Rash-een.


  • #6
    AnGaelach
    Registered Users Posts: 1,533 ✭✭✭AnGaelach


    Bredabe wrote: »
    I couldn't find an irish language thread that covered this,
    we have a young woman called Aoife, is this pronounced afa or efa?
    Everyone seems to have a different version and aoife rolls her eyes when asked for clarification.

    Aoi is an ee sound.


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  • #7
    Redhairedguy
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  • #8
    inisboffin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,393 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    As Redhaired guy said, dialect could be at fault, particularly if she's from Donegal (no offence!) :)

    I've never heard it pronounced any other way than 'eee-fah'
    See this for a guide too


  • #9
    Bredabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,170 ✭✭✭Bredabe


    Redhairedguy wrote: »
    Definitely think a dialect thing. I've friends from Donegal who pronounce the name Áine, which would be 'Awn-ya' to us, as Ann-ya or Enn-ya (sail away sail away sail away). Also, Róisín (Ro-sheen) as Rash-een.
    Another version from there is...Rosh een (the proud to be prod version, im told)

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



  • #10
    Bredabe
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    inisboffin wrote: »
    As Redhaired guy said, dialect could be at fault, particularly if she's from Donegal (no offence!) :)

    I've never heard it pronounced any other way than 'eee-fah'
    See this for a guide too
    Im a dub, so I assume have dub irish, fairly sure I first heard it as afa.

    "Have you ever wagged your tail so hard you fell over"?-Brod Higgins.



  • #11
    biko
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    Galway city -> Irish forum

    Like inisboffin said, it's pronounced "ee-fah"


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  • #12
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    Bredabe wrote: »
    Where I grew up it was a rare name and pronounced afa(like it's spelled), and as she isn't enlightening us.............
    I wonder if it's a dialect thing, efa-v-afa?

    All the Gaeltachtaí are at one on this Gaelic name, it's ee-fah.


  • #13
    Cathellen
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭Cathellen


    Definitly pronounced ee-fa. Though 'as Gaeilge' more like e-o-fa


  • #14
    gaiscioch
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    Can we please produce evidence for the recurrent claim that certain 'dialects' pronounce 'Aoi' as 'Aay'? It's a particularly prevalent claim concerning the name Aoibheann, coming from people who want to pronounce the first syllable as an 'Aay' sound.

    Here are the three dialects on Teanglann.ie pronouncing Aoi:

    Aoi

    Not one gives support to the Aay pronunciation for Aoibheann. Likewise with Aoife.


  • #15
    Caoimhgh1n
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,499 ✭✭✭✭Caoimhgh1n


    gaiscioch wrote: »
    Can we please produce evidence for the recurrent claim that certain 'dialects' pronounce 'Aoi' as 'Aay'? It's a particularly prevalent claim concerning the name Aoibheann, coming from people who want to pronounce the first syllable as an 'Aay' sound.

    Here are the three dialects on Teanglann.ie pronouncing Aoi:

    Aoi

    Not one gives support to the Aay pronunciation for Aoibheann. Likewise with Aoife.

    Never heard aoi pronounced any other way to be honest, nor Aoife.

    Not sure where the 'aye' is coming from either..


  • #16
    ncounties
    Registered Users Posts: 270 ✭✭ncounties


    I've no Irish, but was interested in knowing how "Taistil" is pronounced, and the best definition - I am never to trusting of Google Translate.


  • #17
    homenotaway
    Registered Users Posts: 186 ✭✭homenotaway


    ncounties wrote: »
    I've no Irish, but was interested in knowing how "Taistil" is pronounced, and the best definition - I am never to trusting of Google Translate.
    Tashtil (Travel)


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