The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Occitan pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Occitan phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Occitan.
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation |
| Consonants |
| b |
blau |
blunt |
| β |
gravilh |
between baby and bevy |
| d |
domeni |
doom |
| ð |
unida |
that |
| dʒ |
messatge |
magic |
| f |
fàcia |
frank |
| ɡ |
gròs |
guardian |
| ɣ |
agradar |
between a light go and ahold |
| k |
caissa |
scanner |
| l |
lièch |
long |
| ʎ |
familha |
bullion |
| m |
mascle |
moment |
| n |
natura, colomb |
need |
| ŋ |
sang |
lung |
| ɲ |
montanha |
canyon |
| p |
pichon |
lisp |
| r |
córrer |
trilled 'r' |
| ɾ |
malaürós |
like ladder in American English |
| s |
solelh |
soldier |
| t |
temps |
still |
| ts |
trobairitz |
boots |
| tʃ |
nuechòla |
chocolate |
| z |
utilizar |
zebra |
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation |
| Vowels |
| a |
quatre |
sack |
| e |
fetge |
say (without the y sound) |
| ɛ |
mètge |
sect |
| i |
vitz |
cease |
| ɔ |
escòla |
cause |
| u |
Tolosa |
soup |
| y |
luna |
as in French rue and German Blüte |
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent |
| Semivowels |
| j |
ieu |
yes |
| w |
clau |
swallow |
| ɥ |
uèlh |
as in French nuit |
|
| IPA: Diphthongs |
| IPA |
Examples |
English
approximation |
| aj |
maire |
tie |
| ej |
rei |
bay |
| ɛj |
glèisa |
| ɔj |
jòia |
boy |
| ɔw |
plòure |
|
| aw |
pausa |
now |
| ew |
Euròpa |
|
| ɛw |
benlèu |
| ja |
embestiar |
yard |
| je |
oriental |
yes |
| jɛ |
fièr |
| jɔ |
luòc |
yawn |
| ju |
accion |
you |
| iw |
viure |
beware |
| uj |
soi |
you yawned |
| wa |
qüadragenari |
wag |
| we |
bilingüe |
wait |
| wɛ |
oèst |
wet |
| ɥɛ |
fuèlha |
| wɔ |
doás |
war |
| wi |
Loís |
weed |
| ɥi |
ambigüitat |
|
| IPA: Triphthongs |
| IPA |
Examples |
English
approximation |
| jaw |
suau |
|
| jej |
fieiral |
|
| jɛj |
fièira |
|
| jew |
ieu |
|
| jɛw |
camaièu |
|
| jɔw |
buòu |
|
| ɥɛj |
puèi |
|
|
Local pronunciations
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent |
| Auvergnat |
| v |
vent |
valid |
| œ |
fuelha |
blur |
| ʃ |
servici |
shoe |
| wɔ |
pòrta |
war |
| ɥi |
ajuidar |
|
| œj |
nueit |
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent |
| Gascon |
| ʒ |
joença |
measure |
| h |
hemna |
high |
| ʃ |
Foish |
shoe |
| yw |
cuu |
|
| wew |
ueu |
|
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent |
| Limousin |
| v |
vent |
valid |
| œ |
fuelha |
blur |
| o |
còsta |
between spoke and sport |
|
| IPA |
Examples |
English equivalent |
| Provençal |
| v |
vent |
valid |
| ʒ |
age |
measure |
| œ |
fuelha |
blur |
| wɔ |
bòna |
war |
| ʀ |
Arle |
French r |
|
See also
References
- Claudi Balaguer & Patrici Pojada: Diccionari Català - Occità / Occitan - Catalan
- Yves Lavalade: Dictionnaire Occitan - Français
- Jòrgi Fettuciari, Guiu Martin & Jaume Pietri: Diccionari Provençau - Francés
- Cristian Omelhièr: Petiòt diccionari Occitan d'Auvèrnhe - Francés
- MonOccitània
