Help:IPA/Occitan

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

• Occitan conjugation
• Occitan phonology
• Catalan phonology

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