| Consonants[1] |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| b | banca, campagna, abbrile[2][3] | bike | | d | dint’â casa, verde[3] | done | | dz | pensiero, canzone, cazetta[3][4][5] | dads | | dʒ | maggìa, Francia[2][3] | jab | | f | fatto, fernuto | fast | | ɡ[6] | gatto, negro, manco[3] | gas | | ɡj[6] | ɟ[7] | agghiaià, banchiero[3] | ague | | ʝ | famiglia, guaglione[2] | roughly like yes, but stronger, or ague | | k | puorco, quanno | scar | | kj | c[7] | chiesa, muschià | masculine | | l | auciello, luglio[8] | lip or feel | | m | maggìa, ammore[9] | mother | | ɱ | infierno[9] | symphony | | n | monte, pensiero[9] | nest | | ŋ | songo, cinco[9] | singing | | ɲ | cugnato, ogne[2] | roughly like canyon | | p | primmo, coppia | spin | | r | grotta, sciore, camorra | trilled r | | s | sano, presenza, stato[5] | sorry | | ʃ | rascia, pesce, scarparo[2][5] | ship | | t | tanto, rete, fatto | star | | ts | zùccaro, miezzo, pazienza[4] | cats | | tʃ | auciello, cerasa, faccia | somewhat between watch and wash[10] | | v | vufero, spavetto, vraccio | vent | | z | snodo, sdignata[5] | zipper | | ʒ | sbagliato, sveglia[5] | vision | | | Semivowels[11] |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| j | iennaro/jennaro, auciello, cchiù, paisano | you | | w | fuoco, guaglione, caulo | wine |
| | Vowels |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| Short vowels |
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| a | æ[7] | sciaurato, campagna | manner | | e | viento, pecché | roughly like pay, but shorter | | ɛ | spavetto, dente[12] | bed | | ə | nùmmero, coppia, pecché[13] | again | | i | primmo, insieme | see, but shorter | | o | compongo, coppia | law (RP), but shorter | | ɔ | còmmodo, Maronna[12] | off | | u | urdemo, nùmmero, Napule | tool, but shorter | | Long vowels[14] |
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| ɑː | ɐː
æː[7] | sciaurato, Napule | father or bad | | eː | ej
ɛj
æɨ[7] | insieme, peso | late | | ɛː | scena, vero | bear (RP) or late | | iː | tipo, zie | see | | oː | ow
ɔw
əʉ[7] | ammore, dint’ô sciore | law (RP) or low | | ɔː | soje, cose | dog or low | | uː | ajute, fernuto | tool | | Other vowels |
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| ɨ[7] | [examples needed] | roses | | | Suprasegmentals |
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| IPA | Examples | Explanation |
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| ˈ | cozze [ˈkɔttsə] | primary stress | | ˌ | lievemente [ˌljevəˈmɛndə] | secondary stress | | . | diamante [di.aˈmandə] | syllable break |
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