Re: samhain?

From: "Danny Wier"
> From: "caeruleancentaur"
>
>> I knew about this pronunciation.  Would someone help me (us) with the
>> pronunciation of the other three: Beltane, Imbolc and Lughnassadh?
>
> The Irish pronunciation of Beltane, written Bealtaine, is [b_j&lt@n_j@]. I
> think. I don't know how Imbolc is pronounced (or spelled in current Irish
> orthography), but Lughnasadh is [lu:n@s@] because it's spelled Lúnasa
> nowadays.
I forgot to mention that caol (broad) consonants tend to be velarized (but
not as much as Arabic emphatics), so Bealtaine is more like [b_j&lt_e@n_j@].
According to what I've read.