Editing Manx language (section)

=== Spelling to sound correspondences ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Vowels 
! colspan="2" | Letter(s)
! Phoneme(s)
! Examples
|-
| rowspan="2" | a
| stressed
| {{IPA|/a/}}<br />{{IPA|/aː/}}
| {{lang|gv|Ghaelg'''a'''gh, cooin'''a'''ghtyn<br />p'''a'''djer, c'''a'''bbyl}}
|-
| unstressed
| {{IPA|/ə/}}<br />{{IPA|/i/}}<br />{{IPA|/a/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''a'''rdnieu, bodj'''a'''l<br />coll'''a'''neyn<br />duill'''a'''g}}
|-
| colspan="2" | a...e, ia...e
| {{IPA|/eː/}}
| {{lang|gv|sl'''a'''n'''e''', bugg'''a'''n'''e''', k'''ia'''r'''e'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | aa, aa...e
| {{IPA|/ɛː/}}<br />{{IPA|/øː/}}<br />{{IPA|/eːa/}}<br />{{IPA|/eː/}}<br />{{IPA|/aː/}} (north)
| {{lang|gv|b'''aa'''tey, '''aa'''shagh <br />f'''aa'''rkey<br />j'''aa'''gh<br />bl'''aa''', '''aa'''n'''e'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | aai
| {{IPA|/ɛi/}}
| {{lang|gv|f'''aai'''e}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ae
| {{IPA|/i/}}<br />{{IPA|/ɪ/}}<br />{{IPA|/eː/}}
| {{lang|gv|G'''ae'''lg <br />Gh'''ae'''lgagh <br />'''ae'''g, '''ae'''r}}
|-
| colspan="2" | aew
| {{IPA|/au/}}
| {{lang|gv|br'''aew'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ah
| {{IPA|/ə/}}
| {{lang|gv|pecc'''ah'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ai, ai...e
| {{IPA|/aː/}}<br />{{IPA|/ai/}}<br />{{IPA|/e/}}
| {{lang|gv|m'''ai'''djey <br />'''ai'''le <br />p'''ai'''tçhey}}
|-
| colspan="2" | aiy
| {{IPA|/eː/}}
| {{lang|gv|f'''aiy'''r}}
|-
| colspan="2" | aue
| {{IPA|/eːw/}}
| {{lang|gv|cr'''aue''', fr'''aue'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ay
| {{IPA|/eː/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''ay'''r, k'''ay'''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | e
| stressed
| {{IPA|/e/}}<br />{{IPA|/eː/}}<br />{{IPA|/ɛ/}}<br />{{IPA|/i/}}
| {{lang|gv|b'''e'''n, v'''e'''ggey<br />m'''e'''ss<br />p'''e'''ccah, '''e'''ddin<br />ch'''e'''ngey}}
|-
| unstressed
| {{IPA|/ə/}}
| {{lang|gv|padj'''e'''r}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ea
| {{IPA|/ɛː/}}
| {{lang|gv|b'''ea'''ghey}}
|-
| colspan="2" | eai
| {{IPA|/eː/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''eai'''rk}}
|-
| colspan="2" | eau, ieau
| {{IPA|/uː/}}
| {{lang|gv|sl'''ieau'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | eay
| {{IPA|/eː/}}<br />{{IPA|/iː/}} (north) <br /> {{IPA|/ɯː/}}, {{IPA|/uː/}} or {{IPA|/yː/}} (south)
| {{lang|gv|'''eay'''st, cl'''eay'''sh<br />g'''eay''', k'''eay'''n}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ee
| {{IPA|/iː/}}
| {{lang|gv|kionn'''ee''', j'''ee'''s}}
|-
| colspan="2" | eea
| {{IPA|/iːə/}}<br />{{IPA|/iː/}}<br />{{IPA|/jiː/}}
| {{lang|gv|y'''eea'''st, k'''eea'''d <br />f'''eea'''ckle, k'''eea'''gh<br />'''eea'''st}}
|-
| colspan="2" | eei, eey
| {{IPA|/iː/}}
| {{lang|gv|f'''eei'''d, dr'''eey'''m, m'''eey'''l}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ei
| {{IPA|/eː/}}<br />{{IPA|/e/}}<br />{{IPA|/a/}}
| {{lang|gv|sl'''ei'''tyn, '''ei'''n<br />qu'''ei'''g<br />g'''ei'''nnagh}}
|-
| colspan="2" | eih
| {{IPA|/ɛː/}}
| {{lang|gv|j'''eih'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | eoie
| {{IPA|/øi/}}
| {{lang|gv|l'''eoie'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | eu, ieu
| {{IPA|/uː/}}<br />{{IPA|/eu/}}
| {{lang|gv|g'''eu'''rey <br /> ardn'''ieu'''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | ey
| stressed
| {{IPA|/eː/}}
| {{lang|gv|s'''ey'''r, k'''ey'''l}}
|-
| unstressed
| {{IPA|/ə/}}
| {{lang|gv|vegg'''ey''', collan'''ey'''n}}
|-
| i
|unstressed
| {{IPA|/ə/}}<br />{{IPA|/i/}}
| {{lang|gv|edd'''i'''n, rugg'''i'''t <br /> poos'''i'''t}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ia
| {{IPA|/aː/}}<br />{{IPA|/a/}}<br />{{IPA|/iː/}}<br />{{IPA|/iːə/}}
| {{lang|gv|çh'''ia'''rn, sh'''ia'''ght <br />tosh'''ia'''ght, sn'''ia'''ghtey<br />gr'''ia'''n<br />sk'''ia'''n}}
|-
| colspan="2" | {{Not a typo|ie}}
| {{IPA|/aɪ/}}
| {{lang|gv|m'''ie'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | io
| {{IPA|/ɔ/}}
| {{lang|gv|gl'''io'''n}}
|-
| colspan="2" | io...e
| {{IPA|/au/}} (north) <br />{{IPA|/oː/}} (south)
| {{lang|gv|k'''io'''n'''e'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | o, oi
| {{IPA|/ɔ/}} or {{IPA|/ɑ/}}<br />{{IPA|/ɔː/}} or {{IPA|/ɑː/}}<br />{{IPA|/o/}}<br />{{IPA|/oː/}}<br />{{IPA|/u/}}
| {{lang|gv|lh'''o'''ng, t'''o'''shiaght<br />b'''o'''djal, l'''o'''gh, m'''oi'''r <br />v'''o'''ndeish, b'''o'''lg, bunsc'''oi'''ll<br />h'''o'''ght, ree'''oi'''l<br />str'''oi'''n}}
|-
| colspan="2" | o...e
| {{IPA|/ɔː/}}<br />{{IPA|/oː/}}
| {{lang|gv|dh'''o'''n'''e'''<br />tr'''o'''m'''e'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | oa
| {{IPA|/ɔː/}}<br />{{IPA|/au/}}
| {{lang|gv|cl'''oa'''n<br />j'''oa'''n}}
|-
| colspan="2" | oh
| {{IPA|/ɔ/}}
| {{lang|gv|sh'''oh'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | oie
| {{IPA|/ei/}} or {{IPA|/iː/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''oie'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | oo, ioo, ooh
| {{IPA|/uː/}}
| {{lang|gv|shass'''oo''', c'''oo'''ney, gl'''ioo'''n, '''ooh'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ooa, iooa
| {{IPA|/uː/}}
| {{lang|gv|m'''ooa'''r}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ooi
| {{IPA|/u/}}
| {{lang|gv|m'''ooi'''njer, c'''ooi'''naghtyn}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ooy
| {{IPA|/uː/}}
| {{lang|gv|sh'''ooy'''l}}
|-
| colspan="2" | oy
| {{IPA|/ɔ/}}
| {{lang|gv|m'''oy'''lley, v'''oy'''llagh}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | u, ui, iu
| stressed
| {{IPA|/ʊ/}}<br />{{IPA|/o/}}<br />{{IPA|/ø/}}
| {{lang|gv|b'''u'''nscoill<br />r'''u'''ggit, '''u'''shag, d'''ui'''llag, f'''ui'''ll<br />l'''u'''rgey}}
|-
| unstressed
| {{IPA|/ə/}}
| {{lang|gv|b'''u'''ggane}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ua
| {{IPA|/uːa/}}
| {{lang|gv|y Y'''ua'''n}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ue
| {{IPA|/u/}}
| {{lang|gv|credj'''ue'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | uy
| {{IPA|/ɛi/}} or {{IPA|/iː/}}
| {{lang|gv|n'''uy'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | wa
| {{IPA|/o/}}
| {{lang|gv|m'''wa'''nnal}}
|-
| colspan="2" | y
| {{IPA|/ə/}}<br />{{IPA|/i/}}<br />{{IPA|/ɪ/}}<br />{{IPA|/j/}}
| {{lang|gv|cabb'''y'''l, sleit'''y'''n<br />'''y'''ngyn<br />f'''y'''s<br />y '''Y'''uan, '''y'''eeast}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Consonants
|-
! colspan="2" | Letter(s)
! Phoneme(s)
! Examples
|-
| rowspan="2" | b, bb
| usually
| {{IPA|/b/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''b'''unscoill, '''b'''en}}
|-
| between vowels
| {{IPA|/β/}} or {{IPA|/v/}}
| {{lang|gv|ca'''bb'''yl}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | c, cc, ck
| usually
| {{IPA|/k/}}
| {{lang|gv|buns'''c'''oill, '''c'''loan}}
|-
| between vowels
| {{IPA|/ɡ/}}<br />{{IPA|/ɣ/}}
| {{lang|gv|pe'''cc'''ah, ga'''cc'''an<br />feea'''ck'''le, cra'''ck'''an}}
|-
| colspan="2" | ch
| {{IPA|/x/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''ch'''a}}
|-
| colspan="2" | çh, tçh
| {{IPA|/tʃ/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''çh'''iarn, '''çh'''engey, pai'''tçh'''ey}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | d, dd, dh
| broad
| {{IPA|/d̪/}}
| {{lang|gv|keea'''d''', ar'''d'''nieu, te'''dd''', '''dh'''one}}
|-
| slender
| {{IPA|/dʲ/}} or {{IPA|/dʒ/}}
| {{lang|gv|feei'''d'''}}
|-
| broad, between vowels
| {{IPA|/ð/}}
| {{lang|gv|e'''dd'''in, mo'''dd'''ey}}
|-
| colspan="2" | f
| {{IPA|/f/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''f'''ys, '''f'''eeackle}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | g, gg
| broad
| {{IPA|/ɡ/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''G'''aelg, Ghael'''g'''agh}}
|-
| slender
| {{IPA|/ɡʲ/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''g'''eurey, '''g'''einnagh}}
|-
| between vowels
| {{IPA|/ɣ/}}
| {{lang|gv|ve'''gg'''ey, ru'''gg'''it}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | gh
| usually
| {{IPA|/ɣ/}}<br />∅
| {{lang|gv|'''Gh'''aelgagh, bea'''gh'''ey<br />sha'''gh'''ey}}
|-
| finally or before t
| {{IPA|/x/}}
| {{lang|gv|jeera'''gh''', cla'''gh''', cooina'''gh'''tyn}}
|-
| colspan="2" | -ght
| {{IPA|/x/}}
| {{lang|gv|toshia'''ght''', ho'''ght'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | h
| {{IPA|/h/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''h'''oght}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | j, dj
| usually
| {{IPA|/dʒ/}}
| {{lang|gv|mooin'''j'''er, '''j'''eeragh}}
|-
| between vowels
| {{IPA|/ʒ/}}<br />{{IPA|/j/}}
| {{lang|gv|pa'''dj'''er<br />mai'''dj'''ey, fe'''dj'''ag}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | k
| broad
| {{IPA|/k/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''k'''eyl, eair'''k'''}}
|-
| slender
| {{IPA|/kʲ/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''k'''ione, '''k'''iare}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | l, ll
| broad
| {{IPA|/l/}}
| {{lang|gv|Gae'''l'''g, s'''l'''eityn, moy'''ll'''ey}}
|-
| slender
| {{IPA|/lʲ/}}
| {{lang|gv|g'''l'''ion, b'''l'''ein, fei'''ll''', bi'''ll'''ey}}
|-
| finally, in monosyllabic words (S only)
| {{IPA|/ᵈl/}}
| {{lang|gv|shooy'''l'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | -le
| {{IPA|/əl/}}
| {{lang|gv|feeack'''le'''}}
|-
| colspan="2" | lh
| {{IPA|/l/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''lh'''ong}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | m, mm
| normally
| {{IPA|/m/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''m'''ooinjer, dreey'''m''', fa'''mm'''an}}
|-
| finally, in monosyllabic words (N only)
| {{IPA|/ᵇm/}}
| {{lang|gv|eey'''m''', tro'''m'''e}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | n
| broad
| {{IPA|/n/}}
| {{lang|gv|bu'''n'''scoill, cooinaghty'''n''', e'''nn'''ym}}
|-
| slender
| {{IPA|/nʲ/}}
| {{lang|gv|ard'''n'''ieu, colla'''n'''eyn, dooi'''nn'''ey, gei'''nn'''agh}}
|-
| finally, in monosyllabic words
| {{IPA|/ᵈn/}}
| {{lang|gv|sla'''n'''e, be'''n'''}}
|-
| slender, finally, in monosyllabic words
| {{IPA|/ᵈnʲ/}}
| {{lang|gv|ei'''n'''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | ng
| usually
| {{IPA|/ŋ/}}<br />{{IPA|/nʲ/}}
| {{lang|gv|y'''ng'''yn<br />che'''ng'''ey}}
|-
| finally, in monosyllabic words (S only)
| {{IPA|/ᶢŋ/}}
| {{lang|gv|lho'''ng'''}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | p, pp
| usually
| {{IPA|/p/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''p'''eccah, '''p'''adjer}}
|-
| between vowels
| {{IPA|/v/}}
| {{lang|gv|ca'''pp'''an}}
|-
| colspan="2" | qu
| {{IPA|/kw/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''qu'''eig}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | r, rr
| usually
| {{IPA|/r/}}
| {{lang|gv|geu'''r'''ey, jee'''r'''agh, fe'''rr'''ishyn}}
|-
| finally
| {{IPA|[ɹ̝]}} or {{IPA|[ə̯]}}
| {{lang|gv|ae'''r''', faiy'''r'''}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | s, ss
| usually
| {{IPA|/s/}}<br />{{IPA|/z/}}
| {{lang|gv|bun'''s'''coill, '''s'''leityn, ca'''ss'''<br />fy'''s'''}}
|-
| initially before n
| {{IPA|/ʃ/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''s'''niaghtey}}
|-
| between vowels
| {{IPA|/ð/}}<br />{{IPA|/z/}}
| {{lang|gv|sha'''ss'''oo<br /> poo'''s'''it}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | sh
| usually
| {{IPA|/ʃ/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''sh'''ooyl, vondei'''sh'''}}
|-
| between vowels
| {{IPA|/ʒ/}}<br />{{IPA|/j/}}
| {{lang|gv|aa'''sh'''agh, u'''sh'''ag <br /> to'''sh'''iaght}}
|-
| colspan="2" | -st
| {{IPA|/s/}}
| {{lang|gv|eay'''st''', eea'''st'''}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | t, tt, th
| broad
| {{IPA|/t̪/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''t'''rome, cooinagh'''t'''yn, '''th'''alloo}}
|-
| slender
| {{IPA|/tʲ/}} or {{IPA|/tʃ/}}
| {{lang|gv|poosi'''t''', ush'''t'''ey, tui'''tt'''ym}}
|-
| broad, between vowels
| {{IPA|/d̪/}}<br />{{IPA|/ð/}}
| {{lang|gv|bra'''tt'''ag<br />baa'''t'''ey}}
|-
| slender, between vowels
| {{IPA|/dʲ/}} or {{IPA|/dʒ/}}
| {{lang|gv|slei'''t'''yn}}
|-
| colspan="2" | v
| {{IPA|/v/}}
| {{lang|gv|'''v'''eggey, '''v'''oyllagh}}
|-
| colspan="2" | w
| {{IPA|/w/}}
| {{lang|gv|a'''w'''in}}
|}